Home › Words › A › archiepiscopacyarchiepiscopacyarchiepiscopacy means the form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.EtymologyFrom archi- + episcopacy.nounThe form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.The position or dignity of an archbishop.e.g.“‘Though there are no Auto-da-Fés in Lima now,’ said one of the company to another; ‘I fear our sailor friend runs risk of the archiepiscopacy. Let us withdraw more out of the moonlight. […]’” — 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “'”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 292:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.archiepiscopality 83% match — The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archbishopric. vs archiepiscopacy →archiepiscopate 82% match — an archbishopric vs archiepiscopacy →archbishopry 77% match — The office of archbishop. vs archiepiscopacy →archepiscopally 77% match — In an archiepiscopal manner. vs archiepiscopacy →archiepiscopal 77% match — Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric. vs archiepiscopacy →archeparchate 75% match — An archeparchy, or archdiocese of an archbishop. vs archiepiscopacy →archbishopric 75% match — The rank or office of an archbishop. vs archiepiscopacy →archbishopship 74% match — The status or office of an archbishop. vs archiepiscopacy →