EPISCOPACY

episcopacy, episcopate

(noun) the collective body of bishops

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

episcopacy (plural episcopacies)

The office of bishop and the governance of the Church by bishops.

Bishops collectively; episcopate.

Synonyms

• bishopdom

• bishophood

• bishopric

Source: Wiktionary

E*pis"co*pa*cy, n. Etym: [See Episcopate.]

Definition: Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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