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adj
Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Synonyms: Episcopalian, Piscy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Anglican, Protestant, Christian
noun
An adherent of 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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Synonyms: Episcopalian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Anglican, Protestant, Christian, person
adjective
denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pontifical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Episcopalian
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).
See episcopal.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
