Definition
A chief or supreme priest; a high-ranking member of the clergy with authority over other priests.
Etymology
Arch- plus priest (from Greek presbyteros via Latin presbyter). This term appears in various Christian hierarchies to denote a priest of exceptional rank and authority.
Kelly Says
Medieval churches used 'archpriest' to describe senior priests who acted as supervisors—kind of like how a 'head chef' supervises regular chefs in a kitchen.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንጉሥ ቅዱስ
n-gus q-dus
ARالعربية
بطريرك
bu-ta-ree-k
BNবাংলা
প্রধান পুরোহিত
pro-dhaan pu-ro-hit
CACatalà
arquebisbe
ar-ke-bis-be
CSČeština
arcibiskup
ar-chi-BIS-kup
DADansk
erkebiskop
er-ke-BIS-kop
DEDeutsch
Erzbischof
erz-BISH-of
ELΕλληνικά
αρχιεπίσκοπος
ar-chi-e-pis-ko-pos
ESEspañol
arzobispo
ar-soh-BIS-poh
FAفارسی
مठाध्यक्ष
moth-aa-dhy-khaks
FISuomi
arkkipiispa
ar-ki-pee-spa
FRFrançais
archiprêtre
ar-shee-pree-truh
GUGU
મુખ્ય પૂજારી
mukh-ya poo-ja-ree
HAHA
Shugaban Malamin
shu-ga-ban ma-la-min
HIहिन्दी
प्रधान पुजारी
pra-dhaan poo-ja-ree
HUMagyar
főpüspök
fō-pyü-spök
IDBahasa Indonesia
uskup agung
oos-kup a-gung
IGIG
Onye isi
oh-nye ee-see
ITItaliano
arciprete
ar-chee-PREH-teh
KKKK
архиепископ
arkhi-ye-pis-kop
KMKM
ព្រះសង្ឃរាជ
proh-sa-ngk-ra-cha
MRMR
प्रमुख पुजारी
pra-mukh poo-ja-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
keuskupan agung
kew-skupan a-gung
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမှူး
kee-mee-hoo
NLNederlands
aartsbisschop
aarts-BIS-shoop
NONorsk
erkebiskop
er-ke-BIS-kop
PAPA
ਮੁੱਖ ਪੁਜਾਰੀ
mukkh pu-ja-ree
PLPolski
arcybiskup
ar-chi-BIS-kup
PTPortuguês
arcebispo
ar-seh-BEE-spo
RORomână
arhiepiscop
ar-hee-ep-is-kop
RUРусский
архиепископ
arkhi-epis-kop
SVSvenska
erkebiskop
er-ke-BIS-kop
SWKiswahili
askofu mkuu
as-kof-u m-kuu
TAதமிழ்
தலைமைப் பாதிரியார்
tha-lai-mai-pa-a-diri-yaar
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన పురోహిత
pra-dhaana pu-ro-hita
THไทย
สมเด็จพระสังฆราช
som-det-phra-sang-kha-rat
TLTL
arkidiyosesis
ar-ki-dee-o-se-sis
TRTürkçe
arhiepiskop
ar-hee-ep-iskop
UKУкраїнська
архієпископ
arkhi-ye-pis-kop
URاردو
archiepiscop
ar-kee-e-pis-kop
VITiếng Việt
đại giáo chủ
dai-giao-chu