archiepiscopal
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See also: archiépiscopal
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Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “bishop”); see also Latin archiepiscopālis.
Adjective[edit]
archiepiscopal
- Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
- 1814, James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, Volume 1, unnumbered page,
- In 960 or 961, the notorious Dunstan entered our archiepiscopal chair, which he occupied till death called him to another world in 968.
- 1829, John Lanigan, chapter I, in An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland[1], page 285:
- This city and chair of Ailbe has been constantly understood by our old writers as that of Emly; but it is doubted whether it ought to be honoured with the title of an archiepiscopal see.
- 2010, Marie Therese Flanagan, chapter I, in The Transformation of the Irish Church in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries[2], page 34:
- It also determined an archiepiscopal and primatial hierarchy: two archiepiscopal provinces with metropolitan sees located at Armagh and at Cashel were recognised, under each of which there were to be twelve episcopal sees, with primacy accorded to Armagh.
- 1814, James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, Volume 1, unnumbered page,
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Translations[edit]
of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric
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Adjective[edit]
archiepiscopal (plural archiepiscopales)
