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episcopates

episcopates is the plural of episcopate.

Meaning of episcopate

Noun

episcopate (plural episcopates)

  1. Bishops seen as a group.
    • The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly.
  2. The tenure in office of a bishop.
    • Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.
  3. (rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
    Synonyms:
    bishopric

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Questions about episcopates

What is episcopates the plural of?
Episcopates is the plural of episcopate.

Words near episcopates in the dictionary

  1. episcopant
  2. episcopants
  3. episcoparian
  4. episcopate
  5. episcopated
  6. episcopates
  7. episcopating
  8. episcope
  9. episcopes
  10. episcopic
  11. episcopicide

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