monepiscopacy

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noun

Leadership by a single bishop (in a diocese or regional church).

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Meanings

nounmonepiscopacy (uncountable)

alternative monoepiscopacy

  1. uncountableChristianityLeadership by a single bishop (in a diocese or regional church).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bishopric

Origin

Coined by English bishop and theologian Charles Gore in 1889, from mon(o)- + episcopacy.

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monepiscopacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monepiscopacy

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“monepiscopacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monepiscopacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monepiscopacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monepiscopacy.

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