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episcopalism [ɪˈpɪskəpəˌlɪzəm]

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops

episcopalism

a theory of church polity asserting that supreme ecclesiastical authority belongs to all bishops collectively and not to an individual except by delegation.

See also: Protestantism

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