I. ˈbishəps- noun
: a ring worn by bishops on the third finger of the right hand signifying that the bishop is wedded to his diocese
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Sereno E. Bishop died 1909 American missionary in Hawaii, who first explained it
: a faint reddish brown corona due to the sun's shining through fine dust in the atmosphere