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prel·a·cy

 (prĕl′ə-sē)
n. 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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prelacy

(ˈprɛləsɪ) or

prelaty

n, pl -cies
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the office or status of a prelate
b. prelates collectively
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) often derogatory Also called: prelatism government of the Church by prelates
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prel•a•cy

(ˈprɛl ə si)

n., pl. -cies.
1. the office or dignity of a prelate.
2. the order of prelates.
3. the body of prelates collectively.
4. the system of church government by prelates.
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Prelacy

 body of prelates or bishops, collectively, 1300.
Example: the prelacy of the Lord, 1494.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.prelacy - prelates collectively
clergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
2.prelacy - the office or station of a prelate
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
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Translations

prelacy

n (= office)Prälatur f; (= bishops etc)geistliche Würdenträger pl; (= system)Kirchenhierarchie f
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Hence it is un-biblical and is labeled "will-worship." (21) The Baptists say that Calamy will introduce the concept of "implicit commands" and "necessary consequences" of scripture, but that this approach to scripture has produced "popish innovations" such as "prelacy, common prayer book, and ceremonies (surplice, cross in baptism, kneeling at the name of Jesus when receiving the sacrament).
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Achsah Guibbory's chapter focuses on the ways nonconformists and supporters of prelacy alike used the analogy between England and ancient Israel for rhetorical effect; Joad Raymond examines guardian angels and European ideas of nationhood in Lycidas and elsewhere; and Andrew Escobedo considers the relationship between the state and the nation and its similarities to the relationship between the visible and invisible church.