EPISCOPATE


Meaning of EPISCOPATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈpis-kə-pət, -ˌpāt ]

noun

Date: 1641

1. : the rank or office of or term of as a bishop

2. : diocese

3. : the body of bishops (as in a country)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.