EPISCOPATES Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

episcopates

noun

plural of episcopate

as in presbyteries

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laities

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hierarchies

Noun

Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Between restructuring waves, automation fears and flattening hierarchies, that concern isn’t always irrational.

— Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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