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e·pis·co·pa·cy

E0181500 (ĭ-pĭs′kə-pə-sē)n. pl. e·pis·co·pa·cies 1. See episcopate.2. A system of church government in which bishops are the chief clerics.

[From episcopate.]

episcopacy

(ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ) n, pl -cies1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) government of a Church by bishops2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for episcopate

e•pis•co•pa•cy

(ɪˈpɪs kə pə si)

n., pl. -cies. 1. government of the church by bishops. 2. episcopate. [1640–50]

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episcopacy - the collective body of bishopsepiscopatepeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

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episcopato

episcopacy

e·pis·co·pa·cy

episcopacy

e•pis•co•pa•cy

episcopacy

episcopacy

Episcopacy

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noun the collective body of bishops

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