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Prelacy
see synonyms of prelacyNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Prelacy
see synonyms of prelacynoun plural -cies
1. Also called: prelature (ˈprɛlɪtʃə
)
a.
the office or status of a prelate
b.
prelates collectively
2. Also called: prelatism (ˈprɛləˌtɪzəm
) often derogatory
government of the Church by prelates
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Prelacy
see synonyms of prelacy nounWord forms: plural ˈprelacies
1.
a.
the office or rank of a prelate
b.
also ˈprelaˌture (ˈprɛləˌtʃʊr
; prelˈəchoorˌ; ˈprɛlətʃər
; prelˈəchər) prelates collectively
2.
church government by prelates
often a hostile term: also ˈprelaˌtism (ˈprɛləˌtɪzəm
; prelˈətizˌəm)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Prelacy
see synonyms of prelacyn. pl. prel·a·cies
1.
a. The office or station of a prelate.
b. Prelates considered as a group. Also called prelature.
2. Church government administrated by prelates.
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