episcopate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin episcopatus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin episcopus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɪskəpət/

Noun

episcopate (plural episcopates)

1. Bishops seen as a group.

   The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together.

2. The tenure in office of a bishop.

   Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.

3. (rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

Synonyms

• bishopdom, bishophood, bishopric

Translations

bishops as a group

• Esperanto: (gender-neutral or male) episkoparo, (male and female) geepiskopoj, (all male) virepiskoparo, (all female) episkopinaro
• German: Episkopat m, (worldwide) Weltepiskopat m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ido: episkoparo (io)
• Volapük: (♂♀) bijopef, (♂) hibijopef, (♀) jibijopef

Verb

1. (intransitive) To act as a bishop.