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metropolite

metropolite noun: a metropolitan (bishop).

Noun

metropolite (plural metropolites)

  1. (obsolete) A metropolitan (bishop).
    • direct these canons, without amendment, by two metropolites, to the emperora. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
  2. (Ancient Greece) A citizen of a metropolis.

Forms of metropolite

pluralmetropolites

Origin of metropolite

Latin metropolita, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).

Questions about metropolite

What does metropolite mean?
Metropolite means a metropolitan (bishop).
What part of speech is metropolite?
Metropolite is a noun.
What is the plural of metropolite?
The plural of metropolite is metropolites.

Words near metropolite in the dictionary

  1. metropolitanizing
  2. metropolitanly
  3. metropolitans
  4. metropolitanship
  5. metropolitanships
  6. metropolite
  7. metropolites
  8. metropolitic
  9. metropolitical
  10. metropolitically
  11. metropolization

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