archbishop

«archbishop» in Mova's school dictionary: a very senior bishop who is in charge of the bishops and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an archbishop, archbishops)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) An archbishop is a very senior bishop who is in charge of the bishops and churches in a large area. tree →

2) (church, UK) The Archbishop of Canterbury is the leading bishop of the Church of England. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education and history lessons archbishops appear as leaders in the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox churches; they wear special robes and a tall hat called a mitre. The Archbishop of Canterbury crowns British kings and queens. Phrases: «the Archbishop of Canterbury», «the Archbishop of Dublin», «an archbishop's palace».

examples

• The Archbishop of Canterbury crowned the king. tree →
• An archbishop leads the bishops of a large area. tree →
• The archbishop visited our cathedral at Easter. tree →
• Thomas Becket was an archbishop killed in his cathedral long ago. tree →
• The archbishop wore a tall hat called a mitre. tree →
• Our school choir sang for the archbishop. tree →
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu worked for fairness in South Africa. tree →
• Eliza went, and the king and the archbishop followed her. tree →

note

Countable: archbishops. Capital A before a name or place: «Archbishop of York». «Arch-» means chief, as in archangel, archenemy. Order in many churches: priest, bishop, archbishop.

In the corpora

• The Church of England is led by bishops, with the Archbishop of Canterbury as senior bishop and the King as Supreme Governor.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «archbishop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.