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Definition of "episcopate" []

  • The position, term, or office of a bishop. (noun)
  • The area of jurisdiction of a bishop; a diocese. (noun)
  • Bishops considered as a group. Also called episcopacy. (noun)

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Use "episcopate" in a sentence
  • "Certainly we can't ignore the first clause of Ignatius 'passage concerning the bishop, but the extent to which a particular model of the episcopate is so privileged in modern Roman Catholic thought as a gate keeper for universality seems to go against the original usage of the term catholic, which at base is Christological."
  • "He typifies the multi-faith, multi-cultural attitudes that are so virulent in the CofE hierarchy, I blanch to use the word episcopate, that has brought the Church to its knees."
  • "VII May we not reasonably claim that the episcopate is the one means of providing such a ministry?"