Archbishop Definition

ärch-bĭshəp
noun
A bishop of the highest rank, heading an archdiocese or province.
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A bishop of the highest rank, who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.
Webster's New World

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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Noun

Singular:
archbishop
Plural:
archbishops

Origin of Archbishop

  • From Middle English archebischop, from Old English ærċebischop (“archbishop”), from Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepiskopos), from ἀρχι- (archi-, “first, chief”) +‎ ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί (epi, “over”) +‎ σκοπέω (skopeō, “I examine”), equivalent to arch- +‎ bishop.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English archebishop from Old English arcebisceop from Late Latin archiepiscopus from Late Greek arkhiepiskopos Greek arkhi- archi- Greek episkopos bishop bishop

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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