episcopacy
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e·pis·co·pa·cy
(ĭ-pĭs′kə-pə-sē)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.]
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episcopacy
(ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ)n, pl -cies
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) government of a Church by bishops
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for episcopate
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e•pis•co•pa•cy
(ɪˈpɪs kə pə si)n., pl. -cies.
1. government of the church by bishops.
2. episcopate.
[1640–50]
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Noun | 1. | episcopacy - the collective body of bishops 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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