Archprelate
Definition
A member of the higher clergy in the Christian Orthodox Church who has received through the sacrament of holy orders the fullness of priestly grace, holding the canonical right to consecrate and to spiritually govern a diocese; a generic term used to denote hierarchs of any higher rank, such as bishops, archbishops, metropolitans, or patriarchs. In theology, the archprelate is viewed as a direct successor of the holy apostles and as the mystical representative of Jesus Christ, the High Priest, in the midst of the community.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Archprelate
- Hierarch
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun with standard plural and oblique case grammatical modifications. |
| Formation | Ancient borrowing from Ecclesiastical Greek 'arhiereus', tracked through historical liturgical matrices. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ar.hi.ˈrew] |
| Source | Lexicon of Eastern Rite Canonical Terminology, Hierarchical Ranks, and Liturgics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Sfințirea noii biserici de piatră a fost săvârșită de un arhireu delegat de cancelaria patriarhală.
EN: The consecration of the new stone church was performed by an archprelate delegated by the patriarchal chancellery.
RO: Fiecare arhireu poartă în timpul slujbelor solemne sacosul, omoforul și mitra, ca însemne ale puterii spirituale.
EN: Every archprelate wears the sakkos, the omophorion, and the mitre during solemn services, as insignia of spiritual power.
RO: Bătrânul preot a primit cu adâncă reverență gramata eparhială semnată de înaltul arhireu.
EN: The elderly priest received with deep reverence the diocesan grammata signed by the high archprelate.
Idioms & Phrases
Slujire de arhireu / Hierarchical service / archprelatical liturgy
RO: Sfânta Liturghie oficiată de un episcop, caracterizată printr-un ceremonial complex și ritualuri liturgice specifice clerului superior.
EN: The Holy Liturgy celebrated by a bishop, characterized by a complex ceremonial and liturgical rituals specific to the higher clergy.
Binecuvântare de arhireu / Hierarchical blessing / archprelatical blessing
RO: Invocare formală a harului divin realizată de un ierarh cu ambele mâini utilizând dikirul și trikirul în timpul marilor sărbători.
EN: A formal invocation of divine grace performed by a hierarch with both hands using the dikirion and trikirion during major feasts.
Scaun de arhireu / Episcopal throne / cathedra
RO: Tronul solemn amplasat în partea stângă a naosului sau în altar de unde ierarhul prezidează adunarea liturgică.
EN: The solemn throne positioned on the left side of the nave or within the altar from which the hierarch presides over the liturgical assembly.
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