Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

episcopate

/ɪˈpɪskəpət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: epis-co-pate
IPA: /ɪˈpɪskəpət/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bishops seen as a group.

noun

The tenure in office of a bishop.

noun

A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

verb

To act as a bishop.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly."
"Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years."

Etymology

From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: episcopatus, episcopus, ἐπίσκοπος

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

episcopates (plural) episcopates (present, singular) episcopating (participle, present) episcopated (participle, past) episcopated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Episcopalian Episcopalianism

Synonyms

bishopdom bishopry episcopacy bishopric bishopship bishophood diocese

Questions

How do you pronounce episcopate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈpɪskəpət/.
What does episcopate mean?: Bishops seen as a group.
Where does episcopate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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