archbishop

arch·bish·op  (ärch-bshp)

n. Abbr. Abp.

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.]

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archbishop

Noun

a bishop of the highest rank

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 Christ metropolitan - in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

Translations

archbishop [ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp] n → arzobispo

archbishop [ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp] n → archevêque m

archbishop [ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp] n → Erzbischof m

archbishop [ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp] n → arcivescovo

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archbishop

n archbishop [aːtʃˈbiʃəp]

a chief bishop. aartsbiskop رَئيس أساقِفَه архиепископ arcibiskup ærkebiskop der Erzbischof αρχιεπίσκοπος arzobispo peapiiskop اسقف اعظم arkkipiispa archevêque אַרכִיבִּישוֹף आर्चबशिप nadbiskup érsek uskup agung erkibiskup arcivescovo 大司教 대주교 arkivyskupas arhibīskaps ketua biskop aartsbisschop erkebiskop arcybiskup arcebispo ar­hiepiscop архиепископ arcibiskup nadškof arhiepiskop (u Pravoslavnoj crkvi), nadbiskup (u Katoličkoj crkvi) ärkebiskop หัวหน้าของบิชอพ baş piskopos 大主教 архієпископ صدر پادری ، لاٹ پادری tổng giám mục 大主教