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bishop

/ˈbɪʃəp/
B1 · Intermediate★★★☆☆
noun

Simple Meaning

un sacerdote cristiano de alto rango que dirige un grupo de iglesias, o una pieza en el juego de ajedrez.

When to Use

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Intermediate — can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

El obispo dio un discurso en la catedral ayer.

Moví mi alfil para proteger al rey en el ajedrez.

Full Definition

An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

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