Archbishop Definition
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.
Other Word Forms of Archbishop
Noun
Origin of Archbishop
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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
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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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