episcopacy
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kə noun, plural e·pis·co·pa·cies.
1.
government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.
2.
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| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | government of a Church by bishops |
| 2. | another word for episcopate |
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