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Meaning of "episcopy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPISCOPY

episcopy  [ɛˈpɪskəpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPISCOPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Episcopy 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 EPISCOPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

episcopy

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 episcopy in the English dictionary

The definition of episcopy in the dictionary is superintendence. Other definition of episcopy is episcopacy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPISCOPY


arthroscopy
ɑːˈθrɒskəpɪ
bronchoscopy
brɒŋˈkɒskəpɪ
colonoscopy
ˌkɒləˈnɒskəpɪ
colposcopy
kɒlˈpɒskəpɪ
cystoscopy
sɪsˈtɒskəpɪ
endoscopy
ˌenˈdɒskəpɪ
fluoroscopy
flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ
gastroscopy
ɡæsˈtrɒskəpɪ
laparoscopy
ˌlæpəˈrɒskəpɪ
laryngoscopy
ˌlərɪŋˈɡɒskəpɪ
microscopy
maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ
oneiroscopy
ˌəʊnaɪˈrɒskəpɪ
ophthalmoscopy
ˌɒfθælˈmɒskəpɪ
otoscopy
əʊˈtɒskəpɪ
retinoscopy
ˌrɛtɪˈnɒskəpɪ
sigmoidoscopy
ˌsɪɡmɔɪdˈɒskəpɪ
skiascopy
skaɪˈæskəpɪ
spectroscopy
spɛkˈtrɒskəpɪ
stereoscopy
ˌstɛrɪˈɒskəpɪ
ultramicroscopy
ˌʌltrəmaɪˈkrɒskəpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPISCOPY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPISCOPY

autoscopy
coelioscopy
copy
cryoscopy
dactyloscopy
deuteroscopy
fetoscopy
galvanoscopy
hieroscopy
horoscopy
manoscopy
microwave spectroscopy
oesophagoscopy
omoplatoscopy
peritoneoscopy
proctoscopy
radioscopy
Raman spectroscopy
rhinoscopy
telescopy
urethroscopy

Synonyms and antonyms of episcopy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «episcopy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPISCOPY

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

Translator English - Chinese

episcopy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

episcopy
570 millions of speakers

English

episcopy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

episcopy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

episcopy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

episcopy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

episcopado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

episcopy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Episcopie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Episkopi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Episkopie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

episcopy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

episcopy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Episcopy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

episcopy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

episcopy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिसकोपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Piskoposluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

episcopica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

episcopy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

episcopy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Episcopiei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Επισκοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

episcopy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

episcopy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bispedømme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of episcopy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPY»

The term «episcopy» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «episcopy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «episcopy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPISCOPY»

Discover the use of episcopy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to episcopy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Science of Crime Scenes
An upgrade ofthe reflective effect can be implemented with a tool called coaxial episcopy, sometimes provided with the ALS. Its principle consists ofdirecting a beam alongside the lens axis ofthe camera to the trace/ substrate. The incident ...
Max M. Houck, Frank Crispino, Terry McAdam, 2012
2
Belgium and the Holocaust: Jews, Belgians, Germans
It was only the episcopy of Liege that directly organized relief for the Jews. Jewish militants in Liege made direct contact with Bishop Kerkhofs, and the latter made the infrastructure of the episcopy's holiday camps available for Jews in hiding.
Dan Mikhman, 1998
3
The Coltness collections, M.DC.VIII.-M.DCCC.XL.
"Did you not," says I, "set your foot upon episcopy in the way?" " Episcopy," says he, " is noncence ; it is just a bastard popery, has all the faults your church can find to ours, and none of our advantages ; and, look into their tenets as fixed by act ...
James Dennistoun, Sir Archibald Steuart Denham, Margaret Steuart Calderwood, 1842
4
Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
Sermon on Phil. ch. iii. v. 18, 19. Out of a more tenacious cling to worldly respects , [he] stands up for all the rest to justify a long usurpation and convicted pseud- episcopy of prelates. Milton. Animadversions on the Remonstrants' Defence, vol. i .
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
5
Elements of Micropalaeontology
Right, reflected light (episcopy): the microscope collects rays reflected from the surface of the microfossil The binocular lens is the tool most used by micropalaeontologists for routine work - sorting and observation of microfossils whether in thin ...
Gérard Bignot, 1985
6
Another Story Must Begin: A Lent Course Based on Les Miserables
Hugo is anxious to help us see that this is no ordinary bishop. he clearly had an idea of the episcopy, which accords with views of the revolutionaries of 1789, a view that is critical of the privileges of the clergy and the episcopy Leaders' note To ...
Jonathan Meyer, 2014
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The Serpentine Wall: The Winding Boundary between Church and ...
Opposition to Anglican Bishops The opposition of various religious groups throughout the colonies to the episcopy of the Church of England (i.e., the governing of the church by bishops) offers a unique insight into a certain aspect of the ...
James F. Harris, 2013
8
Dark Would: (the Missing Person) : Poems
Exponential Episcopy, If Not Episcopatione 1. Although an angel understands himself by his natural powerx 2. Nothing can be sufficient cause of its own beingy 3. Therefore have men given the incommunicable name to stonesz x: all the ...
Liz Waldner, 2002
9
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
religious toleration to all but Catholics and Unitarians, had ended episcopy in the Church of Scotland, and Presbyterianism had been officially established. The dethroning of James II, however, had other, more divisive consequences.
James Hogg, 1997
10
Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria ...
... refringent corpuscles after medusoids were desiccated and exposed to hydrogen peroxide. (h) Planula. Scale bars a–f, 1 mm; g–h, 0.5 mm. All photographs are from video records; a–d, f, episcopy; e, diascopy plus episcopy; g, h, diascopy.
Daphne G. Fautin, Jane A. Westfall, Paulyn Cartwright, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPISCOPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term episcopy is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Pope's third year starts with a bang, and a joke
His widely publicised synod on the family was supposed to reach towards this conclusion, but the conservative episcopy sabotaged it, ... «The Commentator, Mar 15»
2
Spartan must begin with the letter E
Here is a list of names, which if Spartan follows Internet Exploder might be accurate: Epileptic, Episcopy, Elude, excrement, eye, enough, ... «Fudzilla, Jan 15»
3
Why We Need More Doctorates in the Pastorate!
Indeed in the New Testament and in Clement of Rome there are only these elders who shepherd and who oversee. There is no episcopy as an ... «Patheos, Mar 13»
4
Somerset cider brandy label gets Damien Hirst makeover
... in formaldehyde. The Somerset Cider Brandy Company is a 25-year-old company based at Burrow Hill Farm near Kingsbury Episcopy. «BBC News, Oct 11»
5
Bishop of Calgary to retire
Bishop Hoskin told the Anglican Journal that highlights of his episcopy include services of confirmation “in churches big and small, and classes ... «Anglican Journal, Oct 11»
6
A Canterbury Tale
Two years ago, we had a three-day conference, 'Transfiguring Episcopy.' All the women bishops in the world came, thirteen or fourteen of ... «The New Yorker, Apr 10»
7
Cherie Blair: Christians are marginalised
He replied: "I don't think that will develop towards priesthood or episcopy because of the tradition of the church in that role, but I do see that the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»

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