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monepiscopacy

noun

Etymology

Coined by English bishop and theologian Charles Gore in 1889, from mon(o)- + episcopacy.

  1. derived from ἐπίσκοπος
  2. derived from episcopus
  3. derived from episcopatus
  4. formed as episcopacy — “episcopate + -cy”
  5. formed as monepiscopacy — “mon- + episcopacy”

Definitions

  1. Leadership by a single bishop (in a diocese or regional church).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA