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episcopating

episcopating is the present participle and gerund of episcopate.

Meaning of episcopate

Verb

episcopate (third-person singular simple present episcopates, present participle episcopating, simple past and past participle episcopated)

  1. (intransitive) To act as a bishop.

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Questions about episcopating

What is episcopating the present participle and gerund of?
Episcopating is the present participle and gerund of episcopate.

Words near episcopating in the dictionary

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

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