episcopate

[ ih-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]

/ ɪˈpɪs kə pɪt, -ˌpeɪt /

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noun

the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric.

the order or body of bishops.

the incumbency of a bishop.

the diocese of a bishop.

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Origin of episcopate

First recorded in 1635–45, episcopate is from the Late Latin word episcopātus the office of a bishop. See bishop, -ate³

Words nearby episcopate

Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church in America, Episcopalian, episcopalism, Episcopal vicar, episcopate, episcope, episcopize, episcotister, episematic, episememe

How to use episcopate in a sentence

After a years episcopate he was first banished and then beheaded under Gallus, a worthy successor in persecution of Decius.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
One condition, however, they laid down as absolutely indispensable—the restoration of a legitimate episcopate.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
One result of an hereditary Episcopate is that the bishop is often absurdly young in years.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
His epitaph says that during his episcopate he kept "nobyl Houshold wyth grete Hospitality."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley

The government however was far from quailing before the division of the episcopate.
History of the English People|John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for episcopate

episcopate

/ (ɪˈpɪskəpɪt, -ˌpeɪt) /

noun

the office, status, or term of office of a bishop

bishops collectively

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