Episcopate
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noun.
The position, term, or office of a bishop.
noun.
The area of jurisdiction of a bishop; a diocese.
noun.
Bishops considered as a group.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To act as a bishop; fill the office of a prelate.
noun.
The office and dignity of a bishop; a bishopric.
noun.
The incumbency of a bishop.
noun.
The order of bishops; the episcopal institution; a body of bishops.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
noun.
The collective body of bishops.
noun.
The time of a bishop's rule.
intransitive verb.
To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Bishops
seen as a group.
noun.
The
tenure
in
office
of a bishop.
noun.
A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his
diocese
.
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noun.
the office and dignity of a bishop
noun.
the collective body of bishops
noun.
the term of office of a bishop
noun.
the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Form
episcopated
episcopating
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
berth
billet
incumbency
office
people
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
batiste
blogsite
centralisation
episcopacy
factorization
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bishopric