metropolitan
2
9.9
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəˈrɒpəlɪtən/
- Formal
:
metropolitano
- At the inauguration of the Metropolitan in 1880, Choate addressed the class to which he belonged:
- metropolitans and patriarchs
The remaining four were sold to Mar and Phineas Yeshu Samuel, the Metropolitan of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Jerusalem.
- The remaining four were sold to Mar and Phineas Yeshu Samuel, the Metropolitan of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Jerusalem.
- They call themselves Ruse and there was Metropolitan of Ruse and there was Ruse principalities.
Examples
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None of the later metropolitans of Kazan quite compared to the notable successes of Germogen at the turn of the century.
Academic text (2007) -
A few years ago, Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria, now Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, who heads the Moscow Patriarchate's department for external church relations, proposed to create a traditional Christian alliance.
Academic text (2011) -
Ambrosii of Silistra does not meet the requirement of having been a metropolitan for at least five years.
Blog text (17) -
The Metropolitan accuses many of providing false information with regard to parish property.
Blog text (29) -
Thus it was that November 14 found eight out of 14 metropolitans gathered at Holy Synod headquarters in Sofia.
Blog text (17) -
As a metropolitan, Makarii demanded the conquest and conversion of the Khanate of Kazan as an extension of his earlier actions.
Academic text (2007) -
The recent council was led by Grigori, the newly appointed metropolitan of Veliko Turnovo, who emphasized the importance of community involvement.
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During the ceremony, the metropolitan blessed the newcomers and welcomed them into the church.
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As a metropolitan, he plays a crucial role in the administration of the diocese and oversees the activities of the bishops.
Synonyms
31
7.2
A senior bishop who leads a large church area in some Christian churches
A senior bishop who has power over other bishops in a region
A bishop who leads a church area in the Eastern Church
How Senior
- Formal
239
3.2
- Formal
9
7.7
- Formal
2
9.9
31
7.2
210
3.9
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
metropolitan = metropolis (opaque) = metropolis + an
The ecclesiastical sense 'a metropolitan' (a senior bishop) is a specialized institutional meaning not inferable from 'city' alone for most learners.
Etymology
Metropolitan as a church title comes from metropolis 'mother city' and the parts meter 'mother' and polis 'city', because the leading bishop was the bishop of the main city. So a metropolitan is a senior bishop in charge of other bishops in the region.