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Etymology
From L. archiepiscopum < AGr. ἀρχιεπίσκοπος < ἀρχι- (archi-) "first" or "chief" + polytonic|ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) "overseer" < polytonic|ἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō) "I watch over" < polytonic|ἐπί (epi) "over" + polytonic|σκοπέω (skopeō) "I examine".

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɑrʧbɪʃəp/ (US)
w:SAMPA chart for English|SAMPA: /ArtSbIsh?@p/ (US)
audio|en-us-archbishop.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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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.

Related terms
archbishopric
archepiscopal
bishop
bishopric
episcopal

Translations
trans-top|senior bishop
Czech: arcibiskup m
Finnish: arkkipiispa
French: archevêque m
German: Erzbischof m
Italian: arcivescovo m
Japanese: 大司教 (だいしきょう, daishikyō)
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Latin: archepiscopus m
Maltese: arċisqof
Polish: arcybiskup m
Slovak: arcibiskup#Slovak|arcibiskup m
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See also
archdiocese
diocese
Excellency
Grace
prelate
primate

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