Episcopacy
[ih-pis-kuh-puh-see] /ɪˈpɪs kə pə si/
noun, plural episcopacies.
1.
government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.
2.
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/ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ/
noun (pl) -cies
1.
government of a Church by bishops
2.
another word for episcopate
n.
1640s; see episcopal + -cy.
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