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  • 21Saint Nicholas — This article is about the 4th century saint. For the popular figure in Western folk legend, see Santa Claus. For other uses, see Saint Nicholas (disambiguation). Saint Nicholas …

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  • 22Episcopate —    The office of a Bishop. The term is variously used. It means not only the office or dignity of a Bishop, but it may also mean the period of time during which any particular Bishop exercises his office in presiding over a Diocese. Again,… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 23episcopate — /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] * * * …

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  • 24Episcopate — E*pis co*pate, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. [ e]piscopat. See {Bishop}.] 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. [1913 Webster] 2. The collective body of bishops. [1913 Webster] 3. The time of a bishop s rule. [1913&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25episcopate — /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} …

  • 26Camillo Mazzella —     Camillo Mazzella     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Camillo Mazzella     Theologian and Cardinal, born at Vitulano, 10 Feb., 1833; d. at Rome, 26 March, 1900. He entered the ecclesiastical seminary of Benevento when about eleven years of age,&#8230; …

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  • 27Julius III —     Pope Julius III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Julius III     (GIAMMARIA CIOCCHI DEL MONTE).     Born at Rome, 10 September, 1487; died there, 23 March, 1555. He was the son of a famous Roman jurist, studied jurisprudence at Perugia and&#8230; …

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  • 28CATHEDRAL —    the principal church in a diocese, and which contains the throne of the bishop as his seat of authority; is of a rank corresponding to the dignity of the bishop; the governing body consists of the dean and chapter …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 29episcopate — n. 1. Bishopric, office of a bishop, dignity of a bishop. 2. Body of bishops …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 30see — The circuit of a bishop s jurisdiction; or his office or dignity, as being bishop of a given diocese …

    Black's law dictionary