archbishopric
大司教区
解説 Definition
大司教区；大司教の統治領域。
An archbishopric is the position, rank, or area of authority of an archbishop in the Christian Church. It is mainly used in religious and historical contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
archbishopric は archbishop + -ric と見れば覚えやすいです。まず bishop が「司教」、archbishop がその上位の「大司教」。そこに、領域・支配圏を表す bishopric の -ric が付いて、「大司教が治める区域」とまとまります。人そのものではなく territory / district 側の語だと意識すると混同しにくいです。bishopric を知っていれば一段上の版、と整理できます。教会組織や歴史の文脈で出やすい語です。
Break it into `archbishop` + `-ric`, like `bishopric`. First remember `bishop`, then `archbishop` as a higher rank, and then `-ric` as the area under that rank. This helps you remember it is about a church territory, not the person.
例文
The archbishopric oversees multiple parishes.
大司教区は複数の小教区を監督する。
The archbishopric enforces important doctrinal standards.
大司教区は重要な教義的基準を強制する。
This archbishopric dates back to medieval times.
この大司教区は中世にさかのぼる。
archbishopric の類義語・関連語
archbishopric の語源・成り立ち Etymology
archbishopric は archbishop と -ric からなる語で、arch- はギリシャ語で「長」、-ric は古英語で「領域」です。bishop も「監督」を表すので、全体で「大司教の管轄区」という形そのままの意味になります。bishopric や episcopal も同根です。
Archbishopric was formed from archbishop and the suffix -ric, meaning a realm or domain. Arch- comes from Greek and means "chief" or "highest," while bishop goes back to Greek episkopos, "overseer." The whole word developed to mean the territory or office under an archbishop; compare bishopric and episcopal.
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