Associations to the word «Episcopate»

Wiktionary

EPISCOPATE, noun. Bishops seen as a group.
EPISCOPATE, noun. The tenure in office of a bishop.
EPISCOPATE, noun. (rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

Dictionary definition

EPISCOPATE, noun. The term of office of a bishop.
EPISCOPATE, noun. The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop.
EPISCOPATE, noun. The collective body of bishops.
EPISCOPATE, noun. The office and dignity of a bishop.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca