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archiepiscopacies

archiepiscopacies is the plural of archiepiscopacy.

Meaning of archiepiscopacy

Noun

archiepiscopacy (plural archiepiscopacies)

  1. The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
  2. The position or dignity of an archbishop.
    • ‘Though there are no Auto-da-Fés in Lima now,’ said one of the company to another; ‘I fear our sailor friend runs risk of the archiepiscopacy. Let us withdraw more out of the moonlight. […]’1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “'”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 292
    Synonyms:
    archbishopric

Questions about archiepiscopacies

What is archiepiscopacies the plural of?
Archiepiscopacies is the plural of archiepiscopacy.

Words near archiepiscopacies in the dictionary

  1. Archie Bunkeresque
  2. Archie Bunkerish
  3. Archie Bunkerism
  4. archieparchies
  5. archieparchy
  6. archiepiscopacies
  7. archiepiscopacy
  8. archiepiscopal
  9. archiepiscopal cross
  10. archiepiscopal crosses
  11. archiepiscopality

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