episcopacy

n. 主教制度, 主教的职位

发音

UK /ɪˈpɪskəpəsi/
其它

词形变化

episcopacies 复数 episcopacies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.

    可数 不可数

    Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood

  2. 2.

    Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.

    可数 不可数

    Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

episcopate

上位词 1

people

词源

From episcopa(te) + -cy and/or episcopa(l) + -cy.

来源：wiktionary