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Meanings of archbishop (archbishops) in English

Portuguese
arcebispo
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Fairy chess piece that can move like a bishop or a knight.

        arcebispo
        Russian
        архиепископ
        Portuguese
        arcebispo
        Catalan
        arquebisbe
        Spanish
        arzobispo

        Bishop of higher rank in many Christian denominations.

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                Usage of archbishops in English
                1
                In other towns it was acted by the archbishops and the Voevódas.
                A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections
                2
                The prince-archbishops lived in the Residenz after they moved from Hohensalzburg fortress.
                The South African
                3
                Further funds were gained by means of indulgences granted by successive archbishops.
                Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York / A Description ...
                4
                We all know this, and yet we are all archbishops of Grenada.
                Olla Podrida
                5
                And now, they have archbishops learning to live on a shilling a-day.
                Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1...
                6
                And there were at his consecration two archbishops, and ten diocesan bishops.
                The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
                7
                It's quite absurd, now-a-days, since they've cut the archbishops down so terribly.
                The Eustace Diamonds
                8
                Now the archbishops of Ravenna had always been lacking in loyalty.
                Ravenna, a Study
                9
                It is a book for bishops and archbishops, and the Immaculate Father himself.
                Remember the Alamo
                10
                On the walls were faded oleographs of generals and archbishops, flyblown and stained.
                The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
                11
                Both Richard Scrope and William Booth, archbishops of the century, had been lawyers.
                Life in a Mediæval City / Illustrated by York in the XVth Centur...
                12
                It has only three full-time, permanent bishops or archbishops in post.
                The Guardian
                13
                The city's archbishops are typically elevated to the rank of cardinal.
                Reuters
                14
                Patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, and deacons were drawn from all ranks of life.
                Early European History
                15
                Given the goings-on depicted, passing archbishops might be advised to look the other way.
                BBC
                16
                One of the principal libraries is the former palace of the archbishops of Toledo.
                The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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                Translations for archbishops
                Catalan
                arquebisbe
                Spanish
                arzobispo
                Archbishops through the time
                Archbishops across language varieties
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