episcopate

Other forms: episcopates

Definitions of episcopate

1. noun

   the office and dignity of a bishop
   synonyms: bishopry

   type of:

   berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

   a job in an organization
2. noun

   the term of office of a bishop
   type of:

   incumbency, tenure, term of office

   the term during which some position is held
3. noun

   the collective body of bishops
   synonyms: episcopacy

   type of:

   people

   (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
4. noun

   the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
   synonyms: bishopric, diocese

   types:

   archdiocese

   the diocese of an archbishop

   eparchy, exarchate

   a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

   type of:

   jurisdiction

   in law; the territory within which power can be exercised