primate

Examples

• All

• The primate refused to back down; he was arrested in the fall of 1948, and the compromises were revoked.

  Academic text (1999)

• The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of All England, not the Archbishop of the Anglican Communion.

  Blog text (16)

• The message from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of the Church of England, came the following morning.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The third speaker was Bishop Eivind Berggrav, the splendid Primate of Norway, who for his part in leading the church resistance had been kept under house arrest in the forest.

  Academic text (2015)

• The Most Reverend Valentine Mokiwa, Bishop of the Diocese of Dar es Salaam and Primate of Tanzania, welcomed us.

  Blog text (10)

• The ABC convenes and hosts the Lambeth Conference and presides over meetings of the Primates and the Anglican Consultative Council.

  Blog text (16)

• The message from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of the Church of England, came the following morning.

• His death was announced by Archbishop Demetrios, primate of the church in America.

• An obituary yesterday about Archbishop Iakovos, the retired Greek Orthodox primate, referred incompletely to his successors.

Synonyms

A

archbishop

vsprimate

31 7.2

A senior bishop who leads a large church area in some Christian churches

often denotes national authority over many bishops rather than only one district

P

prelate

vsprimate

• Jargon

12 9.1

A senior church leader who has authority over other clergy

is specifically a senior bishop role rather than a general high-ranking clergy title

M

metropolitan

vsprimate

• Formal

2 9.9

A bishop who has power over other bishops in some churches

is often the chief regional leader across a country rather than an archbishop equivalent

H

hierarch

vsprimate

1 9.9

A person who has a high position in a church or other group

is a specific senior bishop office rather than a general hierarchical position

C

Catholicos

vsprimate

9.9

A chief bishop in some Eastern Christian churches, for example the Armenian Church

is the general senior office used across traditions rather than a specific Eastern title

E

exarch

vsprimate

• Specialized

9.9

A senior bishop who has power over other bishops in a region

is higher-ranking and may hold national authority over bishops rather than lower rank

Surface Forms

Etymology