archpriest
English Thesaurus
1. a senior clergyman and dignitary (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | cardinal newman, john henry newman, newman, |
| definition | : | English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | desmond tutu, tutu, |
| definition | : | South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | james usher, james ussher, usher, ussher, |
| definition | : | Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | william of wykeham, wykeham, |
| definition | : | English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | stefan wyszynski, wyszynski, |
| definition | : | Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | primateship, |
| definition | : | the office of primate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | primateship, |
| definition | : | the office of primate (noun.act) |
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