archbishop

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from ἀρχι- (archi-) "first" or "chief" + ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos), "overseer", from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō), "I watch over", < ἐπί (epi), "over", + σκοπέω (skopeō), "I examine".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp/, SAMPA: /A:(r)tS.bIS.@p/
• (US) IPA: /ɑɹtʃ.bɪʃ.əp/, SAMPA: /ArtS.bIS.@p/

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Related terms

• archbishopric
• archepiscopal
• bishop
• bishopric
• episcopal

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• archdiocese
• diocese
• Excellency
• Grace
• prelate
• primate