Episcopate

Episcopate
   The office of a Bishop. The term is variously used. It means not only the office or dignity of a Bishop, but it may also mean the period of time during which any particular Bishop exercises his office in presiding over a Diocese. Again, Episcopate is the collective name for the whole body of Bishops of the Christian Church, lists of which have been carefully preserved from the beginning. The Episcopate of the American Church includes all the Bishops from Bishop Seabury, our first Bishop, down to the Bishop who was last consecrated.

American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. — New York, Thomas Whittaker. . 1901.

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  • episcopate — ► NOUN 1) the office or term of office of a bishop. 2) (the episcopate) the bishops of a church or region collectively …   English terms dictionary

  • Episcopate — E*pis co*pate, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. [ e]piscopat. See {Bishop}.] 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. [1913 Webster] 2. The collective body of bishops. [1913 Webster] 3. The time of a bishop s rule. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Episcopate — E*pis co*pate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Episcopated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Episcopating}.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • episcopate — [ē pis′kə pit, ē pis′kəpāt΄; ipis′kə pit] n. [see EPISCOPACY] 1. the position, rank, or term of office of a bishop 2. a bishop s see 3. bishops collectively …   English World dictionary

  • episcopate — noun a) Bishops seen as a group. The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together. b) The tenure in office of a bishop. Bishop Smiths episcopate ran for more than 30 years …   Wiktionary

  • episcopate — e|pis|co|pate [ ı pıskəpət ] noun count the rank or position of a BISHOP a. the period of time for which someone is a BISHOP in a church b. the episcopate all the BISHOPS in a church …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • episcopate — [ɪ pɪskəpət, ɛ ] noun the office of a bishop. ↘(the episcopate) the bishops of a church or region collectively …   English new terms dictionary

  • episcopate — noun Date: 1641 1. the rank or office of or term of as a bishop 2. diocese 3. the body of bishops (as in a country) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • episcopate — /i pis keuh pit, payt /, n. 1. the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric. 2. the order or body of bishops. 3. the incumbency of a bishop. 4. the diocese of a bishop. [1635 45; < LL episcopatus the office of a bishop. See BISHOP, ATE3] * * * …   Universalium

  • episcopate — e pis·co·pate || kəʊpÉ™t n. position of a bishop; area over which a bishop has jurisdiction …   English contemporary dictionary

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