episcopalism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i piskə pə liz′əm)


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e•pis•co•pal•ism  (i piskə pə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionthe theory of church polity according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the episcopal order as a whole, and not in any individual except by delegation.
  • episcopal + -ism

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