French word

archevêque

Pronunciation

IPA/aʁʃəvɛk/

Meaning

  • masculine nounarchbishop

Example

L'archevêque a béni la foule devant la cathédrale.

The archbishop blessed the crowd in front of the cathedral.

Illustration for archevêque (archbishop)

More examples

L'archevêque a pris la parole lors de la cérémonie.

The archbishop spoke at the ceremony.

Core concept

A senior bishop coordinating several dioceses within one ecclesiastical province.

Similar words

évêque: A bishop who governs a diocese and cares for its churches and worshippers.
pape: The highest-ranking Catholic cleric, based in Rome and leading the entire Catholic Church.

Definition in French

Évêque d'un rang supérieur, responsable d'une province ecclésiastique et chargé de coordonner plusieurs diocèses.

Word origin

Archevêque comes through Medieval Latin archiepiscopus from Greek arkhē, meaning authority, and episkopos, meaning overseer.

Usage tips

  • Archevêque is a masculine noun, and the usual article is l' before the vowel sound in l'archevêque.

Opposites

  • laïclaypersonnoun

Related words

  • archevêchéarchdiocesenoun
  • archevêchalarchiepiscopaladjective

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