episkopat

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch episcopaat, from Late Latin episcopatus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: èpis‧ko‧pat

Noun

èpiskopat (first-person possessive episkopatku, second-person possessive episkopatmu, third-person possessive episkopatnya)

  1. episcopate:
    1. (Catholicism) the tenure in office of a bishop.
    2. (Catholicism) a bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
      Synonym: keuskupan

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, watching over).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.pisˈkɔ.pat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpat
  • Syllabification: e‧pis‧ko‧pat

Noun

episkopat m inan

  1. episcopate, episcopacy (bishops seen as a group)
  2. episcopate (tenure in office of a bishop)
    Synonyms: biskupstwo, infuła, mitra

Declension

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • episkopat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • episkopat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

episkopat

  1. (religion) episcopacy