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archpriest

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The highest rank given to a married priest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Eastern Orthodoxy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a senior clergyman and dignitary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: priest

Narrower terms: Inge, William Ralph Inge, Gloomy Dean, Jimenez de Cisneros, Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros, Newman, John Henry Newman, Cardinal Newman, Richelieu, Duc de Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Tutu, Desmond Tutu, Ussher, James Ussher, Usher, James Usher, Wykeham, William of Wykeham, Wyszynski, Stefan Wyszynski

History

Etymology

From Middle English archepreest, archeprest, archiprest, ercheprest, erchepreste; compare Old French archeprestre and Medieval Latin archipresbyter; equivalent to arch- + priest. Piecewise doublet of archpresbyter.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arxipreste — religious title/rank
  • Dutch: aartspriester — religious title/rank
  • Esperanto: ĉefpresbitero — religious title/rank
  • Estonian: ülempreester — religious title/rank
  • Finnish: arkkipappi — religious title/rank
  • French: archiprêtre — religious title/rank
  • Galician: arcipreste — religious title/rank
  • German: Erzpriester — religious title/rank
  • Hungarian: főesperes — religious title/rank
  • Ido: arkisacerdoto — religious title/rank
  • Italian: arciprete — religious title/rank
  • Macedonian: протоје́реј (protojérej) — religious title/rank
  • Macedonian: првосве́штеник (prvosvéštenik) — religious title/rank
  • Macedonian: ста́врофор (stávrofor) — religious title/rank
  • Macedonian: протопре́звитер (protoprézviter) — religious title/rank
  • Polish: archiprezbiter — religious title/rank
  • Portuguese: arquipresbítero — religious title/rank
  • Portuguese: arquissacerdote — religious title/rank
  • Romanian: arhipreot — religious title/rank
  • Romanian: protopop — religious title/rank
  • Romanian: protoiereu — religious title/rank
  • Russian: протоиере́й (protoijeréj) — religious title/rank
  • Russian: первосвяще́нник (pervosvjaščénnik) — religious title/rank
  • Spanish: arcipreste — religious title/rank