episcopal
adjective
Simple meaning
Of or about the affairs of a bishop in different Christian churches.
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ɪˈpɪskəpəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
More ways to use episcopal
- “The Episcopal hierarchy.”adjective
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An autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
An autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury.
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- archbishopnoun
- diocesenoun
- churchnoun
- cardinalnoun
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