[{"word":"episcopate","phonetic":"/ɪˈpɪskəpət/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪˈpɪskəpət/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Bishops seen as a group.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The American Roman Catholic episcopate regularly meets together."},{"definition":"The tenure in office of a bishop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years."},{"definition":"A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bishopdom","bishophood","bishopric","episcopacy"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To act as a bishop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/episcopate"]}]