episcopacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈpɪskəpəsi/ (UK)
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Etymology
From episcop (ate) + -acy and/or episcopa(l) + -cy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
Further religious division occurred during the post-Restoration decades in the reign of Charles II, when strenuous and violent efforts were made by the Government to impose an episcopacy on the Scottish Church.
2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 16:Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood
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(countable, uncountable) Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| episcopacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
popeship · popedom · popedom · papacy · popeship · popehood · popehood · papacy
Deriveds
archiepiscopacy · monepiscopacy
Relateds
Episcopalianism · ecumenical council · episcopalian · congregationalism · Episcopalian · Congregationalism · episcopal · conciliarism · episcopate · nolo episcopari
Synonyms
bishopric · archbishopship · archbishophood · bishopry · bishopship · archbishopry · bishopdom · archbishopship · archbishopric · archbishopric · archbishopdom · archbishopry · archbishopdom · bishopric · bishopry · bishopdom · bishopship · bishophood
Translations (6)
io episkopeso (government of the church by bishops) · io episkoparo (bishops collectively) · pl episkopat (government of the church by bishops) · pl episkopat (bishops collectively) · it episcopato (bishops collectively) · it episcopato (government of the church by bishops)