Synonyms of episcopacy
10 similar words
Another word for episcopacy is bishopric. Other synonyms of episcopacy are bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood and archbishopric.
Synonyms and similar words for episcopacy
nounThe office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
- bishopricThe office or function of a bishop.
- bishoprySynonym of bishopric (“the state, condition, or office of a bishop”).
- bishopdom
- bishopshipSynonym of bishopric (“the state, condition, or office of a bishop”).
- bishophoodThe state, condition, or office of a bishop.
- archbishopric
- archbishopryThe office of archbishop.
- archbishopdomThe realm, sphere, domain, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop; archbishopric.
- archbishopshipThe status or office of an archbishop.
- archbishophoodThe rank of archbishop; the state of being an archbishop.
Meaning of episcopacy
- noun The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
- noun Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
episcopacy in other languages
Questions about synonyms of episcopacy
- What is another word for episcopacy?
- Episcopacy has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry and archbishopdom.
- What does episcopacy mean?
- Episcopacy means the office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: episcopacy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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