archbishop (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *archbishop*:
NOUN	person	archbishop	a bishop of highest rank

archbishop > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'rchbih'shahp
Rhymes	backup ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp...

English > *archbishop*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A bishop of highest rank.
Instances	Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm	An Italian who was a Benedictine monk
Instances	Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket	(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
Narrower	metropolitan	In the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch
Broader	bishop	A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority
Spanish	arzobispo
Catalan	arquebisbe
Adjectives	archiepiscopal, archepiscopal	of or associated with an archbishop

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