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Nov 23, 2009
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e•pis•co•pal•ism



Pronunciation: (i-pis'ku-pu-liz"um), [key]
n.
the theory of church polity according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the episcopal order as a whole, and not in any individual except by delegation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

EpiscopalianEpiscopal vicar
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