episcopacy

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Reminiscent of the Scots' battle against English Episcopacy was the tablet on the wall commemorating Jenny Geddes.

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But, having realized that you can't present yourself as a member of the Episcopacy these days, Forbes too has chosen to appear before the world as a Talent, burning with outrage over confiscatory tax rates.

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Most prominent figure at the conference was Dr. John W. Perry of Tennessee, chairman of the potent Committee on Episcopacy.

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Practically speaking, what the Mandarins have done is take over a chunk of territory that was previously controlled by an inbred group of self-styled gentlemen called the Episcopacy.

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Of these the latter, who separated from the Roman communion after the promulgation of the dogma of papal infallibility, represent a pure revolt of the system of Episcopacy against that of Papalism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various