bishop
/ˈbɪʃəp/
B1 · Intermediate★★★☆☆
Simple Meaning
キリスト教の高位の聖職者で、複数の教会を統括する人、またはチェスの駒の一つ。
When to Use
💬Daily Conversation📝Exam Vocabulary📰News & Media
Intermediate — can handle common situations
Examples in Conversation
“司教は昨日、大聖堂でスピーチをしました。”
“チェスでキングを守るためにビショップを動かしました。”
Learning Path
▶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.