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episcopacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | episcopate |
| Type of | people |
Examples of episcopacy
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He was ordained to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec on May 24, 2009.
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The crosier is conferred upon a bishop during his ordination to the episcopacy.
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Over the following 28 years Vilatte consecrated a number of men to the episcopacy.
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The century that followed was dominated by the Councils of Toledo and the episcopacy.
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The years 1641-42 were dedicated to church politics and the struggle against episcopacy.
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Eventually this evolved into a monarchical episcopacy in certain cities.
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One of many consequences of the revolution was establishment of a North American episcopacy.
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Over the following twenty-eight years Vilatte consecrated a number of men to the episcopacy.
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He may have retired from his episcopacy and died as late as 326.
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- The collective body of bishops
- (episcopate) the term of office of a bishop
- Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos). ...
- The episcopate is the collective body of all bishops of a church. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Old-Catholic, Moravian Church, and Independent Catholic churches as well as in the Assyrian Church of the East, it is held that only a ...
- Government of the church by bishops; bishops collectively; episcopate
- The system of church polity whereby bishops serve as general superintendents and exercise certain authority within the denomination.
- Government of a Church by bishops. The word derives from a Greek word meaning to watch over. The New Shorter Oxford Dictionary, 4th ed.
- The order of bishops in the Church (from Gr. episkopos, "overseer"). See also BISHOP.
