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episcopal

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episcopal ˈpɪskəpəl/ adjective
episcopal
ˈpɪskəpəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of EPISCOPAL
: of or relating to a bishop or to bishops as a group主教的
Episcopal : of or relating to either the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S. or the Episcopal Church in Scotland美国新教圣公会的;苏格兰圣公会的
BNC: 13035 COCA: 7922

episcopal

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adjective

epis·​co·​pal i-ˈpi-skə-pəl How to pronounce episcopal (audio)
-bəl
1
: of or relating to a bishop
2
: of, having, or constituting government by bishops
3
capitalized : of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church representing the Anglican communion in the U.S.
episcopally adverb

Episcopal

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Pope Francis' episcopal philosophy has become more complicated than ever as the leader once commonly thought of as a solid progressive has become harder to categorize. Fox News, 21 July 2022 All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration. Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees. Fox News, 4 June 2022 Pilla would apologize, but the scandal would be the most painful time of his episcopal ministry. David Briggs, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021 Haupert-Johnson, episcopal leader of the North Georgia Conference, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Shelia Poole, ajc, 16 Sep. 2021 The nuncios, who suggest episcopal candidates, were also trained and advanced under John Paul and Benedict, and for the first three years of Francis’ papacy, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, an archenemy, served in that role in the United States. The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2021 Rohrer was elected on the fifth ballot in Saturday’s episcopal election, edging out the Rev. Jeff R. Johnson, pastor of the University of California, Berkeley’s Lutheran chapel, who led the voting until the final ballot. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021 Meanwhile, the Catholic Church, stripped of a papal role in episcopal appointments in China and with a diminished and demoralized underground, is left much more poorly positioned to survive the Xi era intact. Nina Shea, National Review, 19 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Late Latin episcopalis, from episcopus bishop — more at bishop

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1752, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of episcopal was in the 15th century
BNC: 13035 COCA: 7922

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