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prelatism

prelatism noun: prelacy; episcopacy.

Noun

prelatism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) prelacy; episcopacy

Origin of prelatism

From prelate + -ism.

Questions about prelatism

What does prelatism mean?
Prelatism means prelacy; episcopacy.
What part of speech is prelatism?
Prelatism is a noun.

Words near prelatism in the dictionary

  1. prelatise
  2. prelatised
  3. prelatises
  4. prelatish
  5. prelatising
  6. prelatism
  7. prelatist
  8. prelatists
  9. prelatize
  10. prelatized
  11. prelatizes

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