- 1. n. Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind. Source: opted
- 2. n. the collective body of bishops Source: wordnet
- 3. Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind. Source: webster
- 4. Government of the church by bishops; church government by threedistinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- ofwhom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. the collective body of bishops Source: ecdict
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Bishopschurchgovernmentauthoritydeaconsdifferentkindministersorderspriestssuperiorbodycollectivedistinct
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episciaEpiscia dianthifloraepiscleral veinsepiscleritisepiscopaciesepiscopalEpiscopal ChurchEpiscopal Church of Scotlandepiscopalianepiscopalianism
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