Synonyms for episcopacy
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Noun
1. Bishopric — the office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops
bishopric, archbishopric, bishopry, archbishophood, bishopship, archbishopry, bishophood, archbishopdom, archbishopship, bishopdom dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
Near-synonyms: bishopric, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, archbishopric, archbishopry, archbishopdom, archbishopship, archbishophood
Related words
- Word family
- episcopal episcopalian episcopate
Forms
- Plural
- episcopacies → bishoprics, archbishoprics, bishopries, bishopships…
Example sentences
- archbishopric Montaigne was raised to the Archbishopric of York.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| episcopacy | steady | |
| bishopric | falling | |
| archbishopric | falling | |
| episcopate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- bishopry
- 9 letters
- bishopric, bishopdom
- 10 letters
- episcopate, bishopship, bishophood
- 12 letters
- archbishopry
- 13 letters
- archbishopric, archbishopdom
- 14 letters
- archbishophood, archbishopship