episcopate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈpɪskəpət/

Noun

episcopate (plural episcopates)

1. Bishops seen as a group.

   The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together.

2. The tenure in office of a bishop.

   Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.

3. (rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

Synonyms

• bishopdom, bishophood, bishopric, episcopacy

Translations

• German: Episkopat, (worldwide) Weltepiskopat

Verb

episcopate (episcopates, present participle episcopating; past and past participle episcopated)

1. (intransitive) To act as a bishop.

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