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Meaning of Episcopate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪˈpɪskəpət

Definitions

  1. Bishops seen as a group.
  2. The tenure in office of a bishop.
  3. A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
    rare

Equivalents

العربية الأسقفيّة
Deutsch Episkopat Weltepiskopat
Esperanto episkoparo
Suomi piispanvirka
Polski episkopat

Examples

“The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly.”
“Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

episcope episcopicide episcopolatry episcopophobia episcopy episcotister

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