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English
Etymology
Coined by English bishop and theologian Charles Gore in 1889, from mon(o)- + episcopacy.[1]
Noun
monepiscopacy (uncountable)
- (Christianity) Leadership by a single bishop (in a diocese or regional church).
Derived terms
References
- ^ Gore, Charles (1889) The Ministry of the Christian Church, London: Rivingtons, page 73