Synonyms for bishop

Noun

1. bishop, priest

usage: a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ

2. bishop, mulled wine

usage: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves

3. bishop, chessman, chess piece

usage: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color