Bishop
Bishop noun - 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.
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Old man and bishop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old man" instead a noun "Bishop".
Nearby Word: bishopric
Old man
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One is dressed like a bishop, another wears a cowboy hat and a tracksuit, a third is an old man decked out like Bart Simpson...
Source: No New Fashions in the Future -
Lampshaded by Steve later when he remarks to Bishop how the old man almost murdered the new guy.
Source: Film / The Mechanic (1972) -
Santa Claus is universally envisioned as a festively overweight old man with a long white or silver beard, who wears a red suit with white trim and a matching cap (originally a red bishop's robe and camauro), black boots and a vast black belt worn across his belly.
Source: Santa Claus
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