Present participle of episcopize; the ongoing process of organizing under episcopal governance or establishing bishop leadership, American English spelling.
From 'episcopize' with the present participle '-ing' suffix, using American spelling conventions. Shows continuous action in establishing episcopal systems.
American churches that were 'episcopizing' their governance in the colonial period were literally rebuilding church structure—this verb captures that massive institutional transformation happening over decades.
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