plural of episcopant

(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.

By episcopal authority.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of episcopize

simple past tense and past participle of episcopize

(intransitive) To perform the duties of a bishop. / (transitive) To make a bishop of by consecration.

present participle of episcopize

(optics) Describing an optical device in which light is reflected by (rather than traversing) the object being observed

present participle of episcopate

Any Church whose organization is based around bishops; but especially any Church of the Anglican Communion