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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 [ip-piss-kop-a-see]
Noun
1. government of a Church by bishops
2. pl -cies same as episcopate
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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"
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The RC participants are clear that the "age-old" practice of ordination by a bishop as well as episcopacy remain normative.
A Lutheran reflection on Eucharist and Ministry by Persaud, Winston D. / Currents in Theology and Mission
It is not only theologically incorrect to recognize the "genuine character" of the Anglican episcopacy, but such a position runs counter to the teaching of the Magisterium over the past four centuries.
The Edwardine Ordinal & Anglican ordinations by McCarthy, Brendan J. / Catholic Insight
The Navigation Acts would follow, as would religious regulations that called for moral reformation and the abolition of episcopacy in favor of sectarian toleration.
The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 by Donoghue, John / Journal of Social History
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