episcopate
(noun)
noun
1. the term of office of a bishop
Definition categories: time, incumbency, tenure
2. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Similar word(s): bishopric, diocese
Definition categories: location, jurisdiction
3. the collective body of bishops
Similar word(s): episcopacy
Definition categories: group, people
4. the office and dignity of a bishop
Definition categories: act, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot
Sentences with episcopate as a noun:
- The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together.
- Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.