archiepiscopal
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- archiepiscopally adverb
- archiepiscopalty noun
Etymology
Origin of archiepiscopal
1605–15; < Medieval Latin archiepiscopālis, equivalent to Late Latin archiepiscop ( us ) archbishop + Latin -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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En route, she sings “I Have Confidence” inside the beautiful Residence Square, a stopping point next to the archiepiscopal residences in the heart of Salzburg’s Old City.
From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2015
There is no question, in any case, that he will still be performing his archiepiscopal duties, untroubled by the controversies provoked by the scrolls. ♦
From The New Yorker • May 6, 1955
He was uniquely honored by being the first ecclesiastic below archiepiscopal rank to be buried in the cathedral crypt, in company with three Cardinals, two archbishops, including his old friend and superior, Patrick Cardinal Hayes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Noble took the archiepiscopal instruction to heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bohemia formed part of the great archiepiscopal province of Mainz, whose metropolitan could exercise but an ineffective supervision over a district so distant.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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