episcopate
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ɪˈpɪskəpət/
Noun
episcopate noun
- Bishops seen as a group.“The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together.”
- The tenure in office of a bishop.“Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.”
- A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
Verb
episcopate verb
- To act as a bishop.
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Synonyms
bishopdombishophoodbishopricepiscopacyseeepiscopanteparchatemonepiscopacyacephalicollegialitypresbyteryepiscopalianepiscopal churcheparchypontiffhierocracyecclesiocracyparticular church
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