archbishop | | |
n. (person) | 1. archbishop | a bishop of highest rank. |
| ~ bishop | a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ. |
| ~ metropolitan | in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity. |
| ~ anselm, saint anselm, st. anselm | an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God. |
| ~ becket, saint thomas a becket, st. thomas a becket, thomas a becket | (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170). |
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