archbishop

arch·bish·op

A0404800 (ärch-bĭsh′əp)n. A bishop of the highest rank, heading an archdiocese or province.

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[Middle English archebishop, from Old English arcebisceop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Late Greek arkhiepiskopos : Greek arkhi-, archi- + Greek episkopos, bishop; see bishop.]

archbishop

(ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a bishop of the highest rank. Abbreviation: abp, Abp, Arch or Archbp

arch•bish•op

(ˈɑrtʃˈbɪʃ əp)

n. a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese. [before 900; Old English arcebisceop (arce- arch-¹ + bisceop bishop)]

Thesaurus

Noun

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archbishop - a bishop of highest rank 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 Christmetropolitan - in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

Translations

大主教

archbishop

(aːtʃˈbiʃəp) noun a chief bishop. 大主教 大主教

archbishop

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