episcopate

English Thesaurus

1. the office and dignity of a bishop (noun.act)

hypernym	:	berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot,
definition	:	a job in an organization (noun.act)

2. the collective body of bishops (noun.group)

hypernym	:	people,
definition	:	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group)

3. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop (noun.location)

hypernym	:	jurisdiction,
definition	:	in law; the territory within which power can be exercised (noun.location)

hyponym	:	archdiocese,
definition	:	the diocese of an archbishop (noun.location)

hyponym	:	eparchy, exarchate,
definition	:	a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church (noun.location)

part holonym	:	see,
definition	:	the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located (noun.location)

part holonym	:	parish,
definition	:	the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor (noun.location)

4. the term of office of a bishop (noun.time)

hypernym	:	incumbency, tenure, term of office,
definition	:	the term during which some position is held (noun.time)

5. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop (noun.location)

derivation	:	diocesan,
definition	:	belonging to or governing a diocese (adj.pert)

derivation	:	diocesan,
definition	:	belonging to or governing a diocese (adj.pert)