Synonyms for archbishop
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- archbishops → primates, metropolitans…
Example sentences
- metropolitan He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
- primate Humans are the most widespread species of primate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| archbishop | steady | |
| metropolitan | falling | |
| primate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- primate2
- 12 letters
- metropolitan5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (primate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- archevêque
- Italiano
- arcivescovo