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| e·pis·co·pa·cy [ i pískəpəssee ] (plural e·pis·co·pa·cies) |
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1. church government by bishops: church government by bishops, as in the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and Episcopal Churches
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2. christianity
Same as episcopate (sense 3)
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| [Mid-17th century. < ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus (see episcopate)] |
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