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episcopacy

[ ih-pis-kuh-puh-see ]

noun

, plural e·pis·co·pa·cies.
  1. 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 /

noun

  1. government of a Church by bishops
  2. another word for episcopate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of episcopacy1

First recorded in 1640–50; episcop(ate) + -acy
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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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