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archbishop

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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arch·bish·op /ˌɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp◂ $ ˌɑːrtʃ-/ noun [countable]  RRCa priest of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the churches in a particular area 大主教
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archbishopAll that Anselm demanded was that the essential basis for carrying out his duties as archbishop should remain inviolate.But the choice emphasizes three important features of Anselm's mind at the moment when he became archbishop.No archbishop but Fisher would have had the administrative ability or the tenacity to achieve the end.As a general rule, the archbishop had sufficient political leverage to ensure success for his own monks in these disputes.Once again the citizens, now politically organized as a commune, were in dispute with the archbishop and the canons.This professor of theology at Rheims had a falling-out with the archbishop.The archbishop dedicated the church to San Satiro, the brother of Sant' Ambrogio.
arch·bish·op nounChineseSyllable
in a rank, the Corpus is of highest who of charge priest


archbishop
archbishop /ˌɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp◂ $ ˌɑːrtʃ-/ noun [countable]
a priest of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the churches in a particular area


arch·bishopBrE /ˌɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/ 🔊 nouna bishop of the highest rank, responsible for all the churches in a large area 大主教;总主教the Archbishop of Canterbury (= the head of the Church of England) 坎特伯雷大主教(即英国国教会领袖)