archbishop

English

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Etymology

From Middle English erchebischop, archebischop, from Old English ærċebisċop (“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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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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