episcopy Meaning & Definition
What Does Episcopy Mean?
As a noun, episcopy means Supervision; superintendence. It is also used to mean Episcopacy.
Episcopy Definition (Noun)
- Supervision; superintendence.
- Episcopacy.
Synonyms of Episcopy
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Episcopy synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
episcopy (countable and uncountable, plural episcopies)
Origin of Episcopy
From Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπή (episkopḗ), from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer, bishop”).[1] See bishop. First attested in 1642 in John Milton’s The Reason of Church-Government Urged against Prelaty.[1]