EPISCOPATE


Meaning of EPISCOPATE in English

/i pis"keuh pit, -payt'/ , n.

1. the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric.

2. the order or body of bishops.

3. the incumbency of a bishop.

4. the diocese of a bishop.

[ 1635-45; episcopatus the office of a bishop. See BISHOP, -ATE 3 ]

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