Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

episcopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epis-copy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Supervision; superintendence.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are most weighty reasons why the Church ought to lay aside episcopacy, and return to the apostolical institution of presbyters"
"It was the universal doctrine of the Church of God for many ages , even for fourteen Centuries of years , that Episcopy is […]Divine […]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπή (episkopḗ), from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer, bishop”). See bishop. First attested in 1642 in John Milton’s The Reason of Church-Government Urged against Prelaty.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐπισκοπή

Usage

Inflected Forms

episcopies (plural)

Questions

What does episcopy mean?: Supervision; superintendence.
Where does episcopy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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