"episcopate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈpɪskəpət/ Forms: episcopates [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|episcopatus}} Late Latin episcopatus, {{der|en|la|episcopus}} Latin episcopus, {{der|en|grc|ἐπίσκοπος||watching over}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} episcopate (plural episcopates)
  1. Bishops seen as a group. Translations (bishops as a group): episkoparo [gender-neutral, masculine] (Esperanto), geepiskopoj [feminine, masculine] (Esperanto), virepiskoparo [masculine] (Esperanto), episkopinaro [feminine] (Esperanto), Episkopat [masculine] (German), Weltepiskopat (english: worldwide) [masculine] (German), episkoparo (Ido), bijopef [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hibijopef [masculine] (Volapük), jibijopef [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-episcopate-en-noun-QV4X~uAg Disambiguation of 'bishops as a group': 84 9 6
  2. The tenure in office of a bishop.
    Sense id: en-episcopate-en-noun-9rpijgNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 64 5 3
  3. (rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-episcopate-en-noun-J0PO~ZXO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bishopdom, bishophood, bishopric, episcopacy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈpɪskəpət/ Forms: episcopates [present, singular, third-person], episcopating [participle, present], episcopated [participle, past], episcopated [past]
Etymology: From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|episcopatus}} Late Latin episcopatus, {{der|en|la|episcopus}} Latin episcopus, {{der|en|grc|ἐπίσκοπος||watching over}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} episcopate (third-person singular simple present episcopates, present participle episcopating, simple past and past participle episcopated)
  1. (intransitive) To act as a bishop. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-episcopate-en-verb-eMm5aTM9

Inflected forms

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