In church, & on a chess board, it's from the Greek for "overseer"
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Episkopos - definition of Episkopos by The Free Dictionary  Abbr. B Games A usually miter-shaped chess piece that can move diagonally ... from Late Latin episcopus, from Late Greek episkopos, from Greek, overseer : epi-, ... church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its...
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In church, & on a chess board, it's from the Greek for - Trivia Bistro  Jeopardy Question: FROM THE GREEK - In church, & on a chess board, it's from the Greek for "overseer"
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[Spoilers] The two unspoken Chess metaphors : TheWire - Reddit  Oct 12, 2015 ... It's the only piece that is easily capable of holding multiple parts of the board hostage at once and the one that ... It's a position within the Church that when translated from the original Greek means "overseer" or "authority.
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Bishop - definition of bishop by The Free Dictionary  Abbr. B Games A usually miter-shaped chess piece that can move diagonally ... from Late Latin episcopus, from Late Greek episkopos, from Greek, overseer : epi-, ... church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its...
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episcopus - Wiktionary  The chess sense seems to be a literal translation of the English term. But even though it's a correct literal translation from English to Latin, that doesn't mean that ... (Later Latin) An overseer, supervisor, bishop; an official in a Christian church who governs a ... Chess pieces in Latin  latrunculi, milites scaccorum (layout  text).
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Wise men  WebBible Encyclopedia  ChristianAnswers.Net  In the New Testament, three different words are translated as wise men. The Magi who worshipped Jesus. The first word translated wise men is the Greek word magos. This is the same as magus, an old Persian word equivalent to the chakam of the ... The Greek word was mageuo, meaning to practice magic, use sorcery.
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Romans 1:1 Commentaries: Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus ...  A servant - This name was what the Lord Jesus himself directed His disciples to use, ... For the meaning of the word "gospel," see the note at Matthew 1:1. ... That it owed its origin to the apostle Peter, and that he was its first bishop, though an...
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orthodox - definition and meaning - Wordnik  Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the ... as the correct opinion, or correct opinions, especially in regard to religious or ... the name of the Greek Church; to the Roman Catholic orthodox means faithful to ... Orthodox Church which includes the original churches that were established...
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Disciples and Apostles - Felix Just, SJ  Apr 20, 2013 ... Apostle = "missionary, messenger, emissary" (Gk. apostolos, from the verb ... From among his many "disciples," Jesus chooses "twelve, whom he also ... A few other passages refer to these men simply as "the Twelve" (see below) .... he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom...
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Orthodox - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related ...  Orthodox Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence ... orthodox Holding what is regarded as the correct opinion, or correct opinions, ... doctrines; sound in opinion or doctrine; specifically, conforming to the faith of the ... the name of the Greek Church; to the Roman Catholic orthodox means faithful to...
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J! Archive - Show #5184, aired 2007-03-08  A name for a class of things, like a religious group or a unit of currency ... It's the item seen here; a game of the same name has been played...
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First Council of Nicaea - Wikipedia  The First Council of Nicea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of ..... Greek words like "essence" (ousia), "substance" (hypostasis), "nature" (physis), "person" ... This belief was expressed by the bishops in the Creed of Nicaea, which would form the basis of what has since been known as the...
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Chessboard - Wikipedia  A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the classic board game chess, and consists ... The squares are arranged in two alternating colors (light and dark). ... and the rows (called ranks) by the numbers 1 to 8, with 1 being closest to the white player, thus providing a standard notation called algebraic chess notation.
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9 Easily Confused Mormon Terms and What They ... - LDS Living  There are counselors in the Bishopric, Relief Society, and many other ... Considering that this one is usually surrounded by Celestial and Telestial, it's easy to ... Deseret is a term that is originally found in the Book of Mormon, meaning honeybee. ... her bishop had told her, or that is was an abbreviation for "Latter-day Saint").
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LIFE WITH GOD - Christ Covenant Church  May 13, 2014 ... Faith: Looking for the City of God . ..... convinced that God wants them to invite Jesus into their lives. ..... appreciation of the cardinal virtues (from the Latin cardo meaning ...... companies was General Electric, and their slogan or motto was the ...... epistle in the first verse: Let brotherly love continue (13:1).
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Chess notation - Wikipedia  Chess notation is the term for several systems that have developed to record either the moves ... All chess coaches strongly recommend the recording of one's games so that one can look for ... algebraic notation that which replaces the letter that stands for a piece by its symbol, e.g., c6 .... 1750: K. knight to His Bishop's 3d.
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The Symbolism of Chess | New Acropolis Library  Aug 22, 2014 ... The checkerboard represents the visible world under the rule of black and white or yin-yang duality. It comprises 64 squares, sixty-four being the number of the realization of ... There are 64 hexagrams in the I Ching, the Chinese Book of ... in other words, it is the Kurukshetra of the Indian Mahabharata.
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Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Milwaukee: Glossary  This Glossary provides definitions and short discussions of words connected to the ... Once called Extreme Unction before Vatican Council II, it is often referred to ... Now we believe God alone should judge for God alone knows each person's ... the Greek word koimeterion, literally meaning a sleeping place or dormitory.
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Chi Rho, Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, or Labarum -- Early ...  Chi and Rho are the first two letters () of "Christ" in Greek . ... emperor, he used the symbol at the front of his armies and was victorious (see below). ... A long spear, overlaid with gold, formed the figure of the cross by means of a ... Moses the Reluctant Leader  Names and Titles of God  Names and Titles of Jesus...
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After Checkmate: The Use and Limits of the Chess Analogy ...  Jul 30, 2013 ... Surveying the muddled, extremely fluid, and very data-poor board of the ... The Arabic word for chess, shatranj, comes from the Sanskrit chaturanga, and the idea of dominating space and maneuver typifies an eastern view of the game. ... from the Persian shah mat, means the Shah  or King  is dead.
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Freemasonry 219 cryptic masonry - SlideShare  Aug 30, 2014 ... Tim two virtues which it 86 CRYPTIC nasoxnr. the necessity of their ... This word, which is most generally 56 cnvrno nusomzr. ..... It is derived from the Latin org/ pticus, which means ' eubterramean or ..... sometimes called the  Shield of David,  and sometimes the Seal of; 29. ... Let brotherly love continue.