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episcopate

/ɪˈpɪskəpət/

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From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).

noun episcopates

Bishops seen as a group. The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly.
Similar: bishopdom, bishopry, episcopacy
The tenure in office of a bishop. Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.
Similar: bishopric, bishopry, bishopship, bishophood
rare A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
Similar: bishopric

verb episcopates · episcopating · episcopated

intransitive To act as a bishop.

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noun bishops as a group

Deutsch	Episkopat, Weltepiskopat

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@misc{episcopate_2026,
  title = {episcopate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/episcopate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}