high-ranking clergy; archbishop
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
archbishop; a high-ranking Christian clergyman
formalSpecifically refers to a bishop who heads a major archdiocese or province. Used in Catholicism, Anglicanism (Church of England), and some other Christian traditions.
Kǎn坎
tè特
bó伯
léi雷
dà大
zhǔ主
jiào教
shì是
Yīng英
guó国
Shèng圣
gōng公
huì会
de的
lǐng领
xiù袖
。
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of England.
Zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
xū需
yào要
qǐng请
shì示
jiào教
qū区
de的
dà大
zhǔ主
jiào教
。
This decision needs to be referred to the archbishop of the diocese.
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Xīn新
rèn任
dà大
zhǔ主
jiào教
de的
jiù就
zhí职
yí仪
shì式
fēi非
cháng常
lóng隆
zhòng重
。
The inauguration ceremony for the new archbishop was very grand.