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episcopacy
[ ih-pis-kuh-puh-see ]
noun
- government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.
episcopacy
/ ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of episcopacy1
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Example Sentences
John Penry, an English controversial writer, executed for heresy against the episcopacy.
In the summer season Bishop Cautin inhabited a villa situated not far from the city of Clermont, the seat of his episcopacy.
Apart altogether, however, from the question of orders, episcopacy represents a very special conception of the Christian Church.
Episcopacy, as it had existed, had few supporters in England outside the ranks of the bishops.
They were met by open rebellion on the part of the Prussian episcopacy.
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