priest vs bishop

bishop vs priest

priest and bishop both are nouns.

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

As nouns, bishop is a hyponym of priest; that is, bishop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than priest:

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

Other hyponyms of priest include archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate, canon, celebrant, confessor, domestic prelate, Father, Padre, Monsignor, pontifex, priestess, vicar.

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

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