episcopacy

美 [ɪˈpɪskəpəsi]英 [ɪˈpɪskəpəsi]
  • n.主教制(以主教为主体管理教会)

复数: episcopacies

episcopacyepiscopacy

noun

U主教制(以主教为主体管理教会)
government of a church by bishops

noun

1
the collective body of bishops
Synonym: episcopate

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