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Archbishop vs Archangel - What's the difference?

archbishop | archangel |

As nouns the difference between archbishop and archangel

is that archbishop is in the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province while archangel is a powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

As a proper noun Archangel is

a city in northwest Russia.

archbishop

English

(wikipedia archbishop)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province .

    • Related terms

    * archbishopdom * archbishopric * archbishopship * archepiscopal * bishop * bishopric * episcopal

    See also

    * archdiocese * diocese * Excellency * Grace * prelate * primate

    archangel

    English

    Noun

    (archangels)
  • A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
  • In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or choir of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers.

    • Related terms

    () * angel * archangelic * angelology

    See also

    * cherub * cherubim * choir * choirs of angels * domination * power * principality * seraph * seraphim * throne ----