bishop vs priest

priest vs bishop

bishop and priest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bishop	Yes	No	No	No
priest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, priest is a hypernym of bishop; that is, priest is a word with a broader meaning than bishop:

bishop: a senior member of the Christian clergy 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
priest: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

bishop (noun)	priest (noun)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color	a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves	a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
a senior member of the Christian clergy 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

Difference between bishop and priest

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