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archbishop

[ ahrch-bish-uhp ]

noun

  1. a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.


archbishop

/ ˈɑ˳Ùʃˈ²úɪʃə±è /

noun

  1. a bishop of the highest rank AbbreviationabpAbpArchArchbp
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of archbishop1

before 900; Middle English; Old English arcebisceop ( arce- arch- 1 + bisceop bishop ), modeled on Late Latin archiepiscopus < Greek ²¹°ù³¦³ó¾±±ð±èí²õ°ì´Ç±è´Ç²õ; replacing Old English ³óŧ²¹³ó²ú¾±²õ³¦±ð´Ç±è ( high )
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“Why couldn’t she write her thesis on her own religion? She could have interviewed the archbishop of Canterbury. We could have stayed at Claridge's.â€

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"Much of the early images are based upon what we see in stained glass windows where he's portrayed as a very powerful archbishop," said author Martin Crampin.

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Bishop Snow said he was "desperately sad" to hear that Bishop Hartley feels isolated after her calls for archbishops to resign.

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The archbishop's office says that as this matter is subject to an ongoing disciplinary process, it would not be appropriate to comment.

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At York Minster on Christmas morning, the archbishop appeared to address criticism of the church directly.

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