monepiscopaladj.
/ˌmɒnᵻˈpɪskəpl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈpɪskəp(ə)l/, /ˌmɑniˈpɪskəp(ə)l/ Christian Church.
Characterized by, or of the nature of, monepiscopacy.
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monepiscopal1891
1891 G. G. Findlay in tr. A. Sabatier Apostle Paul App. 396 The mon-episcopal régime of Ignatius.
1929 B. H. Streeter Primitive Church vi. 182 The succession is a collegiate, not an individual mon-episcopal, succession.
1953 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 4 260 Ignatius treats it [sc. the patriarchal-presbyteral constitution of many churches], now in a monepiscopal form, more mystically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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