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The question of whether women should be made bishops once they had been ordained is absolutely pivotal. It seems to me absolute nonsense for women to be ordained to the priesthood but not to the episcopacy because the two are inextricably linked.
David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes

Meaning of "episcopacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPISCOPACY

episcopacy  [ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPISCOPACY

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Episcopacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPISCOPACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

episcopacy

Episcopal polity

An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance in which the chief local authorities are bishops. It is the structure used by many of the major Christian churches and denominations, such as Catholic, Eastern, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches or denominations, as well as other churches founded independently from these lineages. Churches with an episcopal polity are governed by bishops with authority over the judicatory. Their presidency is both sacramental and political; as well as performing ordinations, confirmations, and consecrations, the bishop supervises the clergy within the judicatory and is the representative to both secular structures and in the hierarchy of the church. It is usually considered that bishops derive their authority from an unbroken, personal Apostolic Succession from the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bishops with such authority are known as the historical episcopate. Churches with this type of government usually believe that the Church requires episcopal government as described in the New Testament. In some systems, bishops may be subject to higher-ranking bishops. They also meet in councils or synods.

Definition of episcopacy in the English dictionary

The definition of episcopacy in the dictionary is government of a Church by bishops.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPISCOPACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
ampassy
ˈæmpəsɪ
archiepiscopacy
ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
papacy
ˈpeɪpəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPISCOPACY

episcia
episcopacies
episcopal
Episcopal Church
episcopalian
episcopalianism
episcopalism
episcopally
episcopant
episcopate
episcope
episcopise
episcopize
episcopy
episematic
episemon
episepalous
episiotomies
episiotomy
episode

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPISCOPACY

adequacy
aristocracy
bureaucracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
pacy
primacy
racy
spacy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of episcopacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «episcopacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPISCOPACY

Find out the translation of episcopacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of episcopacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «episcopacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

episcopado
570 millions of speakers

English

episcopacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिशप का पद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسقفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

епископат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

episcopado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশপবর্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épiscopat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uskup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Episkopat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主教団
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Episcopacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức giám mục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாவட்ட முதல்வர்கள் கொண்டு ஆளப்படும் கிறித்தவக் கோயில் ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिस्कोपिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piskoposluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

episcopato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

episkopat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

єпископат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

episcopat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επισκοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bisdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

episcopacy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

episkopat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of episcopacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPACY»

The term «episcopacy» is regularly used and occupies the 93.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about episcopacy

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QUOTES WITH «EPISCOPACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word episcopacy.
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David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes
The question of whether women should be made bishops once they had been ordained is absolutely pivotal. It seems to me absolute nonsense for women to be ordained to the priesthood but not to the episcopacy because the two are inextricably linked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPISCOPACY»

Discover the use of episcopacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to episcopacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From Apostles to Bishops: The Development of the Episcopacy ...
Examines the origins and development of the episcopacy in the early church with an eye toward its implications for current ecumenical issues relating to the episcopacy and apostolic succession.
Francis Aloysius Sullivan, 2001
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Cultural Episcopacy and Ecumenism: Representative Ministry ...
Bishops are to be regarded primarily as representatives of cultures in process of redemption whose territorial location is merely incidental.
Allen Brent, 1992
3
The German Episcopacy and the Implementation of the Decrees ...
This comprehensive study of efforts by the German episcopacy to effect reform in the spirit of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) reveals both enthusiasm for and indifference to the injunctions of Pope Innocent III who sought through the ...
Paul B. Pixton, 1995
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William Cecil and Episcopacy: 1559-1577
William Cecil and Episcopacy, 1559–1577 provides an explanation of the processes which went into the selection and creation of bishops during the early years of Elizabeth I's reign, when the conduct of ecclesiastical affairs was dominated ...
Brett Usher, 2003
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Fathers, Pastors and Kings: Visions of Episcopacy in ...
Fathers, Pastors and Kings is a first-class research monograph on an important issue in the history of the Catholic Church, exploring the conceptions of episcopacy that shaped the identity of the bishops of France in the wake of the ...
Alison Forrestal, 2004
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A Collection of the Essays on the Subject of Episcopacy, ...
Are we to reject the testimony of the primitive Church ? You, doubtless, maintain, that the scriptures establish the divinity of Christ. The Socinians deny it. Episcopalians maintain that the scriptures establish Episcopacy. You deny it. Now, if you ...
William Linn, Frederick Beasley, Thomas Yardley How, 1806
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A history of the English episcopacy, from the ... Long ...
HALL WRITES HIS WORK ON EPISCOPACY. 171 thirdly, since they challenge their presbyterian fiction to be Christ's kingdom, we must not use mincing terms, but unmask them." Hall said that he had passed over the question whether ...
Thomas Lathbury, 1836
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Episcopacy Tested by Scripture
At length, however, a champion appears, to take up the gauntlet thrown down, and do battle for — really we cannot say for what — but against the claims of Episcopacy. He advances to the field with the courtesy of a perfect knight, saying so ...
Henry Ustick Onderdonk, 1860
9
Ignatius of Antioch: A Martyr Bishop and the Origin of ...
An account of the circumstances and the cultural context in which Ignatius constructed what became the historic church order of Christendom.
Allen Brent, 2009
10
The Trial of Episcopacy
If Episcopacy were an usurpation — if the power of the Bishops, like that of the Pope, was anti-Christian and unscriptural, would not the illustrious Reformers have denounced Episcopacy with as much zeal as they did Popery ? To suppose that ...
John Reed, 1817

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPISCOPACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term episcopacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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City native, former flight instructor ordained
The diaconate, priesthood and episcopacy comprise the three holy orders in the Catholic Church. The designation of “transitional deacon” ... «Sentry, Jul 15»
2
We need a new way of choosing bishops
The late cardinal was known to have catapulted a number of other Michigan priests into the episcopacy, as well, including the current ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
3
New book explores treasures of the diocese
During the prosperity of the 1990s and the episcopacy of Bishop Boland, a pent-up demand was unleashed to replace the more utilitarian ... «The Catholic Key, Jun 15»
4
Four Nations Faith and Order Consultation considers current issues
Church leadership was debated and the discussions on episcopacy in the Church of Ireland were examined. They also focused on the ... «Anglicannews, Jun 15»
5
After 30 years as priests, Brazil's women look toward episcopacy
The Rev. Carmen Gomes, the first female priest ordained in the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori ... «Episcopal News Service, Jun 15»
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A new seamless garment
Clearly there are differences of opinion within the episcopacy on such issues as will come up in the Synod on the family; but it would be ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
7
Lockport Wesleyan Church turns 180 today
Two years later, division occurred within Methodism over episcopacy and slavery. The “Wesleyan Methodist Connection” was organized and ... «Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Jun 15»
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The Monarchs: King Charles I (1625-1649) - The King Who Lost His …
In 1639, the Scottish Parliament abolished episcopacy and established an army in the North of England. Charles was forced to call a 'long ... «Anglotopia.net, Jun 15»
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Interview with United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño on …
The first Hispanic female bishop in the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church and a native of Texas, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño talks ... «World Religion News, Jun 15»
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Religious Figures Louis Farrakhan, Minerva G. Carcano, and Koichi …
Minister Louis Farrakhan, The Nation of Islam leader, Minerva G. Carcano, the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The ... «PR Web, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Episcopacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/episcopacy>. Apr 2024 ».
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