English Dictionary: episcopacy | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for episcopacy | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Episcopacy \E*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [See {Episcopate}.] Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind. |