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episcopalism definition

epis·co·pal·ism (ē pis′kə pəl iz′əm, i-)

noun

the theory or doctrine that the authority to govern a church rests in a body of bishops and not in any individual

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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