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单词 archbishop
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Definition of archbishop in English:

archbishop

noun ˈɑːtʃbɪʃəpɑːtʃˈbɪʃəpˌɑrtʃˈbɪʃəp
  • The chief bishop responsible for a large district.

    the Archbishop of York
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As leader of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop faced growing demands on his time from Anglican churches abroad.
    • Specifically, the Board urges a revival of the oversight role of metropolitans, i.e., archbishops overseeing bishops in their province.
    • Moreover, the greater power the Carolingians gave to the archbishops over their bishops had led the latter to seek to safeguard their threatened independence by placing themselves under the direct protection of Rome.
    • At the top of the clerical pyramid were 136 bishops and archbishops, whose income in the most important ecclesiastical sees could exceed 100,000 livres.
    • The archbishops and bishops of the Church were likewise to contribute soldiers, or an equivalent amount in money.
    • The archbishop is also chair of the Central Board, which is elected by the Church Assembly.
    • The new government made it clear that these rites should involve ceremonies held in the churches throughout the country - from cathedrals to parish churches - and involve clergy from archbishops to parish priests.
    • To me, he resembled what I knew of my kindly uncle, a late archbishop of Chicago.
    • With deference to tradition, the cardinals went first, archbishops and bishops followed and the priests came last.
    • Where will the opportunities be for community leaders, like the churches, the bishops and the archbishops in the capital cities and in the regional centres, to make their submissions?
    • Over both parish and monastery were set the diocesan bishops, who were themselves subject to archbishops, archbishops to primates, and primates to the pope who stood at the apex.
    • Nigeria is the largest Anglican ‘province’ in the world with 17 million members, 81 bishops, and 10 archbishops.
    • But this time some 69 cardinals and 1,228 bishops and archbishops had supported the campaign for beatification.
    • Seats went to archbishops and bishops of the province's twenty-three dioceses, owners of twenty-three baronies, and sixty-eight deputies of the Third Estate.
    • Into the silence, the archbishop now read the numbers that had been handed to him.
    • The most sophisticated organization was the church and sensible rulers devoted care to choice of archbishops and bishops.
    • The Orthodox Church is headed by a patriarch, presiding over the Holy Synod, with a hierarchy of regional archbishops, bishops, and priests.
    • The spiritual peerage consists of the archbishops and diocesan bishops of the Church of England.
    • In the Catholic tradition male priests, especially bishops and archbishops, still demand an enormous amount of respect and authority.
    • Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, clergy and civilian dignitaries, including some from abroad, will participate in the function.

Origin

Old English, from arch- 'chief' + biscop (see bishop), replacing earlier heah-biscop 'high-bishop'.

Rhymes

bishop
 
 

Definition of archbishop in US English:

archbishop

nounˌärCHˈbiSHəpˌɑrtʃˈbɪʃəp
  • The chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese.

    the Archbishop of York
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most sophisticated organization was the church and sensible rulers devoted care to choice of archbishops and bishops.
    • The spiritual peerage consists of the archbishops and diocesan bishops of the Church of England.
    • As leader of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop faced growing demands on his time from Anglican churches abroad.
    • The archbishop is also chair of the Central Board, which is elected by the Church Assembly.
    • To me, he resembled what I knew of my kindly uncle, a late archbishop of Chicago.
    • But this time some 69 cardinals and 1,228 bishops and archbishops had supported the campaign for beatification.
    • Nigeria is the largest Anglican ‘province’ in the world with 17 million members, 81 bishops, and 10 archbishops.
    • At the top of the clerical pyramid were 136 bishops and archbishops, whose income in the most important ecclesiastical sees could exceed 100,000 livres.
    • Where will the opportunities be for community leaders, like the churches, the bishops and the archbishops in the capital cities and in the regional centres, to make their submissions?
    • Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, clergy and civilian dignitaries, including some from abroad, will participate in the function.
    • Specifically, the Board urges a revival of the oversight role of metropolitans, i.e., archbishops overseeing bishops in their province.
    • With deference to tradition, the cardinals went first, archbishops and bishops followed and the priests came last.
    • The new government made it clear that these rites should involve ceremonies held in the churches throughout the country - from cathedrals to parish churches - and involve clergy from archbishops to parish priests.
    • In the Catholic tradition male priests, especially bishops and archbishops, still demand an enormous amount of respect and authority.
    • Into the silence, the archbishop now read the numbers that had been handed to him.
    • The Orthodox Church is headed by a patriarch, presiding over the Holy Synod, with a hierarchy of regional archbishops, bishops, and priests.
    • Moreover, the greater power the Carolingians gave to the archbishops over their bishops had led the latter to seek to safeguard their threatened independence by placing themselves under the direct protection of Rome.
    • The archbishops and bishops of the Church were likewise to contribute soldiers, or an equivalent amount in money.
    • Over both parish and monastery were set the diocesan bishops, who were themselves subject to archbishops, archbishops to primates, and primates to the pope who stood at the apex.
    • Seats went to archbishops and bishops of the province's twenty-three dioceses, owners of twenty-three baronies, and sixty-eight deputies of the Third Estate.

Origin

Old English, from arch- ‘chief’ + biscop (see bishop), replacing earlier heah-biscop ‘high-bishop’.

 
 
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