episcopacy

episcopacy Definition

epis·co·pacy (ē pis′kə pə sē, i-)

noun pl. -·cies

Etymology: < LL(Ec) episcopatus, office of a bishop < episcopus, bishop

episcopacy Synonyms

episcopacy Usage Examples

Converse of object

abolish: Dr. Williams should admit as much and abolish the episcopacy.
introduce: Sent to the island to introduce prelatic Episcopacy, he went as he came.
think: I didn't claim I don't think that episcopacy was the biblical model of the church - and I wouldn't.

Adjective modifier

female: Wright wants to argue that we see Mary being an apostle, and thereby establishing female apostleship and, by extrapolation, female episcopacy.

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