EPISCOPALISM


Meaning of EPISCOPALISM in English

/i pis"keuh peuh liz'euhm/ , n.

the theory of church polity according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the episcopal order as a whole, and not in any individual except by delegation.

[ EPISCOPAL + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .