The difference between Bishop and Zone

When used as nouns, bishop means 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. a similar official or chief priest in another religion. any watchman, inspector, or overlooker. the holder of the greek or roman position of , supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc. the chief of the festival of fools or st. nicholas day, whereas zone means each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).

When used as verbs, bishop means to act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church. to confirm (in its other senses), whereas zone means to divide into or assign sections or areas.


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  1. Bishop as a noun (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. A similar official or chief priest in another religion. Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker. The holder of the Greek or Roman position of , supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc. The chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.

  2. Bishop as a noun (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.

  3. Bishop as a noun:

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

  4. Bishop as a noun (dialectal):

    A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.

  5. Bishop as a noun (alcoholic beverages‎):

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

  6. Bishop as a noun (US, archaic):

    A bustle.

  7. Bishop as a noun (UK, dialectal, archaic):

    A children's smock or pinafore.

  1. Bishop as a verb (Christianity):

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

  2. Bishop as a verb (Christianity):

    To make a bishop.

  3. Bishop as a verb (Christianity, rare):

    To provide with bishops.

  4. Bishop as a verb (UK, dialectal):

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

  5. Bishop as a verb (by extension, of, _, horses):

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

  1. Bishop as a verb (UK, colloquial, obsolete):

    To murder by drowning.

  1. Zone as a noun (geography, now, _, rare):

    Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).

  2. Zone as a noun:

    Any given region or area of the world.

  3. Zone as a noun:

    A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

    Examples:

    "There is a no-smoking zone that extends 25 feet outside of each entrance."

    "The white zone is for loading and unloading only."

    "Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure."

  4. Zone as a noun:

    A band or area of growth encircling anything.

    Examples:

    "a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent"

  5. Zone as a noun:

    A band or stripe extending around a body.

  6. Zone as a noun (crystallography):

    A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.

  7. Zone as a noun (baseball, informal):

    The strike zone.

    Examples:

    "That pitch was low and away, just outside of the zone."

  8. Zone as a noun (ice hockey):

    Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.

    Examples:

    "Players are off side, if they enter the attacking zone before the puck."

  9. Zone as a noun (handball):

    A semicircular area in front of each goal.

  10. Zone as a noun (chiefly, sports):

    A high-performance phase or period.

    Examples:

    "I just got in the zone late in the game: everything was going in."

  11. Zone as a noun (basketball, American football):

    A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.

  12. Zone as a noun (networking):

    That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.

  13. Zone as a noun (Apple computing):

    A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk.

  14. Zone as a noun (now, _, literary):

    A belt or girdle.

  15. Zone as a noun (geometry):

    The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.

  16. Zone as a noun (geometry, loosely, perhaps by meronymy):

    A frustum of a sphere.

  17. Zone as a noun:

    A circuit; a circumference.

  1. Zone as a verb:

    To divide into or assign sections or areas.

    Examples:

    "Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group."

  2. Zone as a verb:

    To define the property use classification of an area.

    Examples:

    "This area was zoned for industrial use."

  3. Zone as a verb:

    To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.

    Examples:

    "I must have zoned while he was giving us the directions."

    "Everyone just put their goddamn heads together and zoned.'' (Byron Coley, liner notes for the album "Piece for Jetsun Dolma" by Thurston Moore)"

  4. Zone as a verb:

    To girdle or encircle.

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