English dictionary

episcopacy

/I/'p/I/sk/@/p/@/s/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the collective body of bishops

noun.group

Synonyms episcopate

Source: WordNet 3.0
Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.

noun

Source: webster1913