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archiepiscopacy

archiepiscopacy noun: the form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.

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

Synonyms of archiepiscopacy

Forms of archiepiscopacy

pluralarchiepiscopacies

Origin of archiepiscopacy

From archi- + episcopacy.

Questions about archiepiscopacy

What does archiepiscopacy mean?
Archiepiscopacy means the form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
What part of speech is archiepiscopacy?
Archiepiscopacy is a noun.
What is the plural of archiepiscopacy?
The plural of archiepiscopacy is archiepiscopacies.

Words near archiepiscopacy in the dictionary

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

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