Episcopacy
21episcopacy — Епископство …
22episcopacy — e•pis•co•pa•cy [[t]ɪˈpɪs kə pə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) rel government of the church by bishops 2) rel episcopate • Etymology: 1640–50 …
23episcopacy — /əˈpɪskəpəsi/ (say uh piskuhpuhsee) noun (plural episcopacies) 1. government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons. 2. the office or… …
24episcopacy — ; episcopate This word may refer either to the tenure of office of an individual bishop or collectively to the whole body or college of bishops …
25episcopacy — /apiskapasiy/ The office of overlooking or overseeing; the office of a bishop, who is to overlook and oversee the concerns of the church. A form of church government by diocesan bishops …
26episcopacy — /apiskapasiy/ The office of overlooking or overseeing; the office of a bishop, who is to overlook and oversee the concerns of the church. A form of church government by diocesan bishops …
27episcopacy — The rule or government of the church by bishops …
28episcopacy — n. (pl. ies) 1 government of a Church by bishops. 2 (prec. by the) the bishops …
29Of Prelatical Episcopacy — is a religious tract written by John Milton in either June or July 1641. Contents 1 Background 2 Tract 3 Themes 4 Notes …
30the episcopacy — the bishops of a region or church collectively. → episcopacy …