Episcopacy is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for EPISCOPACY in dictionary:

NOUN:
• government of the church by bishops
• the bishops of a region or church collectively.
• the office of a bishop.
• government of a Church by bishops.
• Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.
• the collective body of bishops
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• government of the church by bishops or by a hierarchy

Words related to EPISCOPACY

episcopacies20

Words that contain EPISCOPACY

archiepiscopacy31

How to use EPISCOPACY in a sentence

• Their enjoyment of religious rights was surpassed only by their aversion to Episcopacy.
• His story is an amusing illustration of the state of the Roman episcopacy in those times.
• After the restoration of Charles II episcopacy was restored in Scotland, upon the unanimous petition of the Scottish parliament.
• English Puritanism had already proved unsuited to the genius of the nation, and it had given up all hope of the abolition of Episcopacy.
• In the end Assembly and Parliament alike abolished Episcopacy, and Parliament passed several acts to ensure its own supremacy.
• Long may we enjoy our church under a learned and edifying episcopacy! But episcopacy may fail, and religion exist.
• Gorges could not raise the necessary funds to compel obedience, and the attention of the king and his archbishop was occupied with forcing episcopacy upon Scotland.
• The second would have rendered the episcopacy independent of Rome, and have made the Holy Father one of a numerous oligarchy instead of the absolute chief of a hierarchy.
• He was not entirely satisfied with his own Legate, the Cardinal Gonzaga, who supported the divine right of the episcopacy, and quarreled with his colleagues.
• Where Christians formed only a single congregation Episcopacy made little change, 575 The bishop the parish minister, ib.
• The hopes of High Churchmen in this direction were based chiefly on the anticipation that the reformed churches abroad might perhaps be induced to restore Episcopacy.
• Meanwhile on the 8th of February he had made an important speech in the Commons advocating the reformation and opposing the abolition of episcopacy.
• All the laws in favour of episcopacy were repealed.
• About 1604 he became minister of Crailing, near Jedburgh, where he became conspicuous for his resolute opposition to the introduction of Episcopacy.
• Yet the days of his episcopacy were by no means absolutely calm.
• The fatal Black Death occurred during his episcopacy, 1348-1369.
• The diocese was much neglected during the episcopacy of Wolsey and his successor Lee.
• He was expelled from his episcopacy in 1147, but returned to it in 1153.
• When Episcopacy was abolished, he returned to Wales, his native country, where it is said he joined the Roundheads, and changed his lawn for buff.
• Ethelbert was presented to the cathedral during his episcopacy.
• In the same year episcopacy was abolished there and Charles thereupon resolved to subdue the Scots by arms.
• In coming to Westminster it was his policy to use his newly acquired power to break down the Puritan party in both kingdoms and to fasten episcopacy upon Scotland.
• Because they have so much charity for Episcopacy, as to account it iniquitous.
• By 1612 the king had established Episcopacy, which, for one reason or another, became equally hateful to the nobles, the gentry, and the populace.
• A letter from the Kirk was carried to the English Parliament which acquiesced in the abolition of Episcopacy.
• The claim of rights was passed and declared Episcopacy intolerable.
• It so happened that Miss Emmeline Phelps-Parsons, daughter of the Puritans though she was, nevertheless had a distinct liking for what she termed Episcopacy.

Similar words containing SCOPA without suffix cy and without prefix epi

scopa9 scopae10 scopas10 scopate11 episcopal15 episcopant16 episcopate16 episcopally20 episcopants17 episcopated18 episcopates17 episcopacies20 episcopalian18 episcopalism20 episcopating19 chorepiscopal24 episcopalians19 episcopalisms21 archiepiscopal25 archiepiscopacy31 archiepiscopate26 episcopalianism23 archiepiscopall26 archiepiscopates27 archiepiscopally30

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