Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun episcopate

4 senses of episcopate

Sense 1
episcopate -- (the term of office of a bishop)
       => tenure, term of office, incumbency -- (the term during which some position is held)

Sense 2
diocese, bishopric, episcopate -- (the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop)
       => jurisdiction -- (in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)

Sense 3
episcopacy, episcopate -- (the collective body of bishops)
       => people -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")

Sense 4
bishopry, episcopate -- (the office and dignity of a bishop)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")