episcopate
pronunciation
How to pronounce episcopate in British English:
UK [ɪˈpɪskəpət]
How to pronounce episcopate in American English:
US [ɪˈpɪskəpɪt, -ˌpet]
Word Origin
Example
- 1. So much pain , so much sorrow must lead to a holier priesthood , a holier episcopate , and a holier church .
- 2. The feast is consequently more ancient than the episcopate of basil , whose eulogy on them was pronounced only fifty or sixty years after martyrdom , which is thus historic beyond a doubt .
- 3. Bishop christopher jones , head of the irish episcopate 's committee on family affairs , has complained that the church is being singled out , when most abuse happens inside families and other organisations .
- 4. They must know that bishops and priests are totally committed to the fullness of catholic truth on matters of sexual morality , a truth as essential to the renewal of the priesthood and the episcopate as it is to the renewal of marriage and family life .