episcopate
Americannoun
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the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric.
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the order or body of bishops.
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the incumbency of a bishop.
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the diocese of a bishop.
noun
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the office, status, or term of office of a bishop
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bishops collectively
Etymology
Origin of episcopate
First recorded in 1635–45, episcopate is from the Late Latin word episcopātus the office of a bishop. See bishop, -ate 3
Example Sentences
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Religion journalist Terry Mattingly of the GetReligion.org blog noted that Bishop Rohrer’s new episcopate is facing a sharp drop in “active participants,” down from 32,445 in 2012 to 25,043 in 2019.
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2021
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the head of the Polish episcopate, earlier in March called for more church services to accommodate worshippers, as not praying during the epidemic would be “unthinkable”.
From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2020
The Polish episcopate and local bishop acknowledged the burning, but declined to comment, AFP reported.
From Fox News • Apr. 1, 2019
Healing will not begin until the episcopate reveals to the world what true repentance looks like, and makes that repentance visible through a change in behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 16, 2018
It was during his episcopate that the venerable church and monastery of St. Colomba, together with the town of Derry, were reduced to a heap of ruins.
From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by
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