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Webster 1913 Edition

Archbishop

Archˊbish′op

,
Noun.
[AS.
arcebisceop
,
arcebiscop
, L.
archiepiscopus
, fr. Gr.
ἀρχιεπίσκοπος
. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Archbishop

ARCHBISH'OP

,
Noun.
A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop, who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops, in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.

Definition 2024

archbishop

archbishop

English

Noun

archbishop ‎(plural archbishops)

  1. 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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Etymology

From Middle English archebischop, from Old English ærċebischop ‎(“archbishop”), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος ‎(arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- ‎(arkhi-, “first, chief”) +‎ ἐπίσκοπος ‎(epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω ‎(episkopéō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί ‎(epí, “over”) +‎ σκοπέω ‎(skopéō, “I examine”), equivalent to arch- +‎ bishop.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑɹtʃ.bɪʃ.əp/

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