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Noun
/ˈärCHˈbiSHəp/,
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archbishops, plural;
  1. The chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese

  1. a bishop of highest rank
  2. A fairy chess piece or unorthodox chess piece is a piece analogous to a chess piece. It is not used in conventional chess, but is used in certain chess variants and some chess problems. These pieces vary in the way they move and possibly in additional properties.
  3. "The Archbishop" is the third episode in of the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder (The Black Adder).
  4. 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
  5. A head bishop, usually in charge of a large ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese (see Metropolitan).
  6. Bishop responsible for overseeing the major Diocese of a province of the Anglican Church (In Australia normally the capital city of the state.) (see Bishop)
  7. (Derived from a Greek word for "chief overseer"). A bishop who has administrative responsibilities over an archdiocese.
  8. a bishop over a group of dioceses or national church; for instance, the Archbishop of South Africa or New Zealand.
  9. a bishop with authority over a group of territorially contiguous dioceses and their bishops; also known as a metropolitan
  10. The title given automatically to bishops who govern archdioceses. It is also given to certain other high-ranking church officials, notably Vatican ambassadors (apostolic nuncios: see that entry), the secretaries of Vatican congregations and the presidents of pontifical councils. Adj. archepiscopal.
  11. An Archbishop functions as a bishop, but over a region of historical or political importance.
  12. An ecclesiastical official who rules an archdiocese, and additionally oversees a province. As with the office of bishop, a legitimate candidate must at least have been ordained as a priest. ...
  13. This title, used in the Western Church from the ninth century, is given to a bishop who governs one or more dioceses that form an ecclesiastical province. As such he presides over the metropolitan see, which is usually that of the principal city of the territory.
  14. Perhaps his most important function for the time of the Regency was his ability to grant a 'special license' which permitted you to be married anywhere and at any time, as opposed to the restrictions required by a regular license or by having the banns published.
  15. a bishop at the head of the bishops in an ecclesiastic province.
  16. The bishop of an archdiocese who has limited authority over the other bishops of his province. As head of an ecclesiastical province the archbishop is called the metropolitan, the other bishops are called suffragans. ...
  17. A Bishop responsible for the oversight of several bishops
  18. an honorary rank given to those bishops, such as the Presiding Bishop and regionary bishops, whose area of responsibility is larger than usual.
  19. A clergyperson who is responsible for a group of diocese.
  20. A Cainite claiming domain over a Sabbat city alone. Not every Sabbat city has an Archbishop; some have bishops or councils of bishops instead.
  21. The term used by most of the Anglican Communion (America being the largest exception) to define a bishop in charge of a group of dioceses in a geographical area, or a national church. His superiority over other bishops is only a matter of organizational rank. ...
  22. a bishop who presides over several dioceses in a large region.  This position includes some supervisory responsibilites over both dioceses and bishops in that region.
  23. To dream of seeing an archbishop, foretells you will have many obstacles to resist in your attempt to master fortune or rise to public honor. ...
  24. In The Roman Catholic, faith the head of the archdiocese.
  25. Emeritus of Cape Town