About The Word Archbishop
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Archbishop
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What's The Definition Of Archbishop?
[n] a bishop of highest rank
Synonyms | Synonyms for Archbishop: Related Terms | Find terms related to Archbishop: abuna | antipope | archdeacon | archpriest | bishop | bishop coadjutor | canon | cardinal | cardinal bishop | cardinal deacon | cardinal priest | chaplain | coadjutor | curate | dean | diocesan | ecclesiarch | exarch | Grand Penitentiary | hierarch | high priest | Holy Father | metropolitan | papa | patriarch | penitentiary | pontiff | pope | prebendary | prelate | primate | rector | rural dean | subdean | suffragan | vicar See Also | Anselm | Becket | bishop | Saint Anselm | Saint Thomas a Becket | St Anselm | St Thomas a Becket | Thomas a Becket Archbishop In Webster's Dictionary \Arch`bish"op\, n. [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L.
archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. 'archiepi`skopos. See {Bishop}.]
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.
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