Archbishop
WordNet
noun
(1) A bishop of highest rank
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From archiepiscopus, from ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from ἀρχι- (archi-) "first" or "chief" + (episkopos), "overseer", from (episkopeō), "I watch over", < (epi), "over", + (skopeō), "I examine".
Noun
- 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.
Related terms
See also
- archdiocese
- diocese
- Excellency
- Grace
- prelate
- primate