Body+of+bishops
31episcopate — noun Date: 1641 1. the rank or office of or term of as a bishop 2. diocese 3. the body of bishops (as in a country) …
32episcopate — /i pis keuh pit, payt /, n. 1. the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric. 2. the order or body of bishops. 3. the incumbency of a bishop. 4. the diocese of a bishop. [1635 45; < LL episcopatus the office of a bishop. See BISHOP, ATE3] * * * …
33Apostolate — The office and dignity of an Apostle; the whole body of Bishops throughout the world …
34episcopate — n. 1. Bishopric, office of a bishop, dignity of a bishop. 2. Body of bishops …
35episcopate — e•pis•co•pate [[t]ɪˈpɪs kə pɪt, ˌpeɪt[/t]] n. 1) rel the office, rank, or term of a bishop 2) rel the order or body of bishops 3) rel the diocese of a bishop • Etymology: 1635–45; < LL episcopātus. See bishop, ate III …
36episcopate — /əˈpɪskəpət/ (say uh piskuhpuht), / peɪt/ (say payt) noun 1. the office and dignity of a bishop; a bishopric. 2. the order or body of bishops. 3. the incumbency of a bishop. {Latin epīscopus bishop + ate3} …
37collegium — /kaliyj(iy)3m/ Lat. In the civil law, a word having various meanings; e.g., an assembly, society, or company; a body of bishops; an army; a class of men. But the principal idea of the word was that of an association of individuals of the same… …
38collegium — /kaliyj(iy)3m/ Lat. In the civil law, a word having various meanings; e.g., an assembly, society, or company; a body of bishops; an army; a class of men. But the principal idea of the word was that of an association of individuals of the same… …
39episcopalism — [ē pis′kə pəl iz΄əm, ipis′kə pəl iz΄əm] n. the theory or doctrine that the authority to govern a church rests in a body of bishops and not in any individual …
40bishopdom — dəm noun ( s) : the episcopal body of bishops …
