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archbishop

[ahrch-bish-uhp] / ˈɑrtʃˈbɪʃ əp /
NOUN
clergyman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bishop chaplain cleric evangelist missionary pastor pontiff preacher priest rabbi
STRONG
abbey cardinal cassock churchman clerk curate dean divine ecclesiastic father monsignor padre parson primate rector reverend sermonizer shepherd vicar
WEAK
bible thumper blackcoat devil dodger ecclesiast harp polisher predicant pulpitarian pulpiteer sky pilot sky scout the rev turn-around collar
Antonyms
WEAK
layman layperson
NOUN
clergyperson
Synonyms
WEAK
abbey bishop blackcoat cardinal cassock chaplain churchperson cleric clerk curate dean divine ecclesiast ecclesiastic evangelist father missionary monsignor padre parson pastor person of God person of the cloth pontiff preacher predicant priest primate pulpitarian pulpiteer rabbi rector reverend sermonizer shepherd vicar
NOUN
minister
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bishop pastor
STRONG
abbot archdeacon chaplain clergy cleric clerk confessor curate deacon dean diocesan divine ecclesiastic lecturer missionary monk parson preacher prelate priest rector reverend shepherd vicar
WEAK
clergyperson clerical pulpiteer
NOUN
prelate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bishop
STRONG
abbess abbot cardinal dignitary ecclesiastic hierarch

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised Pope Leo for speaking out against injustice after the pair's historic meeting at the Vatican.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, standing in his office near a stained-glass window of Pope John Paul II embracing the Black Madonna, noted that conflicts between popes and civil leaders are nothing new.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The Archbishop of Canterbury will call for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East during her first Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Mullally, who is married with two children, becomes the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the first having been appointed in the late sixth century.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It was to be led by Archbishop Tutu and the Reverend Allan Boesak.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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