Bishop vs. Cope

Difference Between Bishop and Cope

Bishopnoun

(Christianity) 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.

Copeverb

(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again.

Bishopnoun

A similar official or chief priest in another religion.

Copeverb

To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.

Bishopnoun

(obsolete) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.

Copeverb

(falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.

Bishopnoun

(obsolete) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.

Copeverb

(transitive) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.

Bishopnoun

The chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.

Copeverb

(intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

Bishopnoun

(chess) 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.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To bargain for; to buy.

Bishopnoun

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

Copeverb

(obsolete) To exchange or barter.

Bishopnoun

(dialectal) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To make return for; to requite; to repay.

Bishopnoun

(alcoholic beverages‎) A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.

Bishopnoun

A bustle.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Bishopnoun

A children's smock or pinafore.

Copenoun

A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

Bishopverb

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

Copenoun

Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.

Bishopverb

To confirm (in its other senses).

Copenoun

(literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.

Bishopverb

(Christianity) To make a bishop.

Copenoun

(construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.

Bishopverb

To provide with bishops.

Copenoun

(foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.

Bishopverb

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

Copenoun

An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

Bishopverb

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

Copenoun

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Bishopverb

To murder by drowning.

Copeverb

come to terms or deal successfully with;

We got by on just a gallon of gasThey made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Bishopnoun

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