Definition of prelacy in English:

prelacy

nounPlural prelacies ˈprɛləsiˈprɛləsi

mass nounarchaic

1The government of the Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power.
Example sentencesExamples
- Religious liberty officially stopped short of ‘popery or prelacy’, but in practice was broad.
- There are many puritans in Lower Potawatomi Valley, who are possibly descendants of those who long ago opposed ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England.
- It appears as if the most extreme of anti-episcopal theologies is now wedded to an American ecclesial body distinctive precisely through its commitment to ‘prelacy.’
- Initially this was limited to the ‘prelacy’ of Anglican episcopacy; but in time he turned against Presbyterian religious/political ordering, and later against other forms of religious control.
1. 1.1count noun The office or rank of a prelate.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America is affiliated with and under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia
2. 1.2the prelacy Prelates collectively.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French prelacie, from medieval Latin prelatia, from praelatus (see prelate).

Rhymes

jealousy

Definition of prelacy in US English:

prelacy

nounˈprɛləsiˈpreləsē

archaic

1The government of the Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power.
Example sentencesExamples
- Religious liberty officially stopped short of ‘popery or prelacy’, but in practice was broad.
- It appears as if the most extreme of anti-episcopal theologies is now wedded to an American ecclesial body distinctive precisely through its commitment to ‘prelacy.’
- Initially this was limited to the ‘prelacy’ of Anglican episcopacy; but in time he turned against Presbyterian religious/political ordering, and later against other forms of religious control.
- There are many puritans in Lower Potawatomi Valley, who are possibly descendants of those who long ago opposed ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England.
1. 1.1 The office or rank of a prelate.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America is affiliated with and under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia
2. 1.2the prelacy Prelates collectively.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French prelacie, from medieval Latin prelatia, from praelatus (see prelate).

单词	prelacy
释义	Definition of prelacy in English: prelacy nounPlural prelacies ˈprɛləsiˈprɛləsi mass nounarchaic 1The government of the Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power. Example sentencesExamples Religious liberty officially stopped short of ‘popery or prelacy’, but in practice was broad. There are many puritans in Lower Potawatomi Valley, who are possibly descendants of those who long ago opposed ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England. It appears as if the most extreme of anti-episcopal theologies is now wedded to an American ecclesial body distinctive precisely through its commitment to ‘prelacy.’ Initially this was limited to the ‘prelacy’ of Anglican episcopacy; but in time he turned against Presbyterian religious/political ordering, and later against other forms of religious control. 1.1count noun The office or rank of a prelate. Example sentencesExamples The Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America is affiliated with and under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia 1.2the prelacy Prelates collectively. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French prelacie, from medieval Latin prelatia, from praelatus (see prelate). Rhymes jealousy Definition of prelacy in US English: prelacy nounˈprɛləsiˈpreləsē archaic 1The government of the Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power. Example sentencesExamples Religious liberty officially stopped short of ‘popery or prelacy’, but in practice was broad. It appears as if the most extreme of anti-episcopal theologies is now wedded to an American ecclesial body distinctive precisely through its commitment to ‘prelacy.’ Initially this was limited to the ‘prelacy’ of Anglican episcopacy; but in time he turned against Presbyterian religious/political ordering, and later against other forms of religious control. There are many puritans in Lower Potawatomi Valley, who are possibly descendants of those who long ago opposed ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England. 1.1 The office or rank of a prelate. Example sentencesExamples The Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America is affiliated with and under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia 1.2the prelacy Prelates collectively. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French prelacie, from medieval Latin prelatia, from praelatus (see prelate).
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