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The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood
Antonyms: none provided
Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship
Antonyms: none provided
the collective body of bishops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: episcopate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
From episcop (ate) + -acy and/or episcopa(l) + -cy.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Ido:
episkopeso
— government of the church by bishops
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Italian:
episcopato
— government of the church by bishops
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Polish:
episkopat
— government of the church by bishops
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Ido:
episkoparo
— bishops collectively
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Italian:
episcopato
— bishops collectively
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Polish:
episkopat
— bishops collectively
