episcopate

English edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɪskəpət/

Noun edit

episcopate (plural episcopates)

Bishops seen as a group.
The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together.
The tenure in office of a bishop.
Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.
(rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

Synonyms edit

bishopdom, bishophood, bishopric, episcopacy

Translations edit

bishops as a group

Esperanto: (gender-neutral or male) episkoparo, (male and female) geepiskopoj, (all male) virepiskoparo, (all female) episkopinaro
German: Episkopat m, (worldwide) Weltepiskopat m
Ido: episkoparo (io)
Volapük: (♂♀) bijopef, (♂) hibijopef, (♀) jibijopef

Verb edit

episcopate (third-person singular simple present episcopates, present participle episcopating, simple past and past participle episcopated)

(intransitive) To act as a bishop.