Archbishop
[ɑːtʃ'bɪʃəp;'ɑːtʃ-] or [,ɑrtʃ'bɪʃəp]
Definition
(n.) A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
Typist: Sadie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Primate, metropolitan.
Edited by Constantine
Definition
n. a chief bishop: a metropolitan bishop who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.—n. Archbish′opric.
Checker: Zachariah
Unserious Contents or Definition
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. To see one in the every day dress of a common citizen, denotes you will have aid and encouragement from those in prominent positions and will succeed in your enterprises. For a young woman to dream that an archbishop is kindly directing her, foretells she will be fortunate in forming her friendships.
Checker: Salvatore
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. An ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop.
Typed by Garrett
Examples
- Here and there a Hatchment, with the whole science of Heraldry in it, loomed down upon the street, like an Archbishop discoursing on Vanity. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Not so, answered Fitzurse; I will take sanctuary in this church of Saint Peter--the Archbishop is my sworn brother. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It seized Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and charged him with treason. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now, the supervising dignitary, the Archbishop of Greenwich, knew this as well as if he had performed the nuptial ceremony. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Archbishop instantly ejected and excommunicated him; but the thing was done. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- To hunt down vermin is a noble occupation, fit for an archbishop. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But in vain he cried out against the enormity of turtle and champagne that was fit for an archbishop. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The pope favoured the tyrant and the archbishop, and Gustavus Vasa found no difficulty in establishing the reformation in Sweden. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Were you an archbishop you have proved yourself no gentleman, and must go. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And he would say to her in confidential moments, By Jove, Beck, you're fit to be Commander-in-Chief, or Archbishop of Canterbury, by Jove. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Pray excuse him, madam,' said the Archbishop in a low stately voice; 'he is a very young man on liking, and we DON'T like him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Theodore of Tarsus was one of the earliest archbishops of Canterbury (669-690). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Cheryl