Definitions for Archbishop
ˈɑrtʃˈbɪʃ əpArchbish·op

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. archbishopnoun

   a bishop of highest rank

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1. archbishopnoun

   In the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province.

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1. Archbishopnoun

   a chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese

   Etymology: [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. 'archiepi`skopos. See Bishop.]

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1. Archbishop

   An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest, and bishop. Accordingly, a person does not become an archbishop by ordination.

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1. Archbishop

   ärch-bish′up, n. a chief bishop: a metropolitan bishop who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.—n. Archbish′opric. [Arch, chief, and Bishop.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Archbishop' in Nouns Frequency: #2097

How to pronounce Archbishop?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archbishop in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archbishop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Archbishop in a Sentence

1. Sydney Smith:

   I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

2. Todd Williamson:

   He's the new archbishop and is knocking, wishing to enter his cathedral.

3. Alfredo Barnechea:

   I'm going to pray to God...to illuminate the Archbishop of Arequipa so he doesn't use the pulpit for political commentary.

4. Matthew Rushton:

   The Archbishop of Canterbury said to us that if you dont know how to have fun in cathedrals then youre not doing your job properly.

5. Jeff Hullibarger:

   We're supposed to have a meeting with the archbishop, we're trying to set that up now. It may be difficult but I think it's something my wife and I have to do.

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