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episcopacy

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e·pis·co·pa·cy  (-psk-p-s)
n. pl. e·pis·co·pa·cies
1. See episcopate.
2. A system of church government in which bishops are the chief clerics.
[From episcopate.]
episcopacy [ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) government of a Church by bishops
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for episcopate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.episcopacy - the collective body of bishops
episcopate
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Translations
episcopacy [ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ] N → episcopado m
episcopacy
n (Eccl) → Episkopat nt; the episcopacy → das Episkopat, die Gesamtheit der Bischöfe


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