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metropolitan vs archbishop

archbishop vs metropolitan

metropolitan and archbishop both are nouns.

metropolitan is an adjective but archbishop is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metropolitan Yes Yes No No
archbishop Yes No No No
As nouns, archbishop is a hypernym of metropolitan; that is, archbishop is a word with a broader meaning than metropolitan:
  • metropolitan: in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
  • archbishop: a bishop of highest rank
metropolitan (noun) archbishop (noun)
a person who lives in a metropolis a bishop of highest rank
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
metropolitan (adjective) archbishop (adjective)
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
Difference between metropolitan and archbishop

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