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episcopacies

episcopacies is the plural of episcopacy.

Meaning of episcopacy

Noun

episcopacy (countable and uncountable, plural episcopacies)

  1. The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
    • Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood
  2. Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
    • Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship

Questions about episcopacies

What is episcopacies the plural of?
Episcopacies is the plural of episcopacy.

Words near episcopacies in the dictionary

  1. episcia
  2. episcias
  3. episclera
  4. episcleral
  5. episcleritis
  6. episcopacies
  7. episcopacy
  8. episcopal
  9. Episcopal Church
  10. Episcopal Churches
  11. episcopalian

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