noun
Meaning 1
Bishops seen as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopdom, bishopry, episcopacy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
episcopate
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/ɪˈpɪskəpət/
noun
Meaning 2
The tenure in office of a bishop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopship, bishophood
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopric
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To act as a bishop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the office and dignity of a bishop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bishopry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
noun
Meaning 6
the collective body of bishops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: episcopacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
noun
Meaning 7
the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diocese, bishopric
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jurisdiction
Narrower terms: archdiocese, eparchy, exarchate
noun
Meaning 8
the term of office of a bishop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tenure, term of office, incumbency
History
Etymology
From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: episkoparo — bishops as a group
- Esperanto: geepiskopoj — bishops as a group
- Esperanto: virepiskoparo — bishops as a group
- Esperanto: episkopinaro — bishops as a group
- German: Episkopat — bishops as a group
- German: Weltepiskopat — bishops as a group
- Ido: episkoparo — bishops as a group
- Polish: episkopat — bishops as a group
- Volapük: bijopef — bishops as a group
- Volapük: hibijopef — bishops as a group
- Volapük: jibijopef — bishops as a group