Meaning of EPISCOPAL
| Pronunciation: | | i'piskupul
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- [adj] denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- [adj] (religion) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarachy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister"
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| | Synonyms: | | Episcopalian |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
F. ['e]piscopal. See {Bishop}.]
1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal
jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular, capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopalian, evangelistic, ministerial, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic, priestish, priestly, priest-ridden, rabbinic, sacerdotal, ultramontane |
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