bishop vs cleric

bishop

noun
  • A similar official or chief priest in another religion. 

  • A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae. 

  • A flowering plant of the genus Bifora. 

  • Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds. 

  • The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English. 

  • A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port. 

  • A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To permit food (especially milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quotation below, of horses). 

  • To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth. 

  • To make a bishop. 

  • To provide with bishops. 

  • To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church. 

cleric

noun
  • A member of the clergy. 

  • A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the clergy. 

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