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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch episcopaat, from Late Latin episcopatus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: èpis‧ko‧pat
Noun
èpiskopat (first-person possessive episkopatku, second-person possessive episkopatmu, third-person possessive episkopatnya)
- episcopate:
- (Catholicism) the tenure in office of a bishop.
- (Catholicism) a bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
- Synonym: keuskupan
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.pisˈkɔ.pat/
- Rhymes: -ɔpat
- Syllabification: e‧pis‧ko‧pat
Noun
episkopat m inan
- episcopate, episcopacy (bishops seen as a group)
- episcopate (tenure in office of a bishop)
- Synonyms: biskupstwo, infuła, mitra
Declension
Further reading
- episkopat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- episkopat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Noun
episkopat
- (religion) episcopacy