EPISCOPAL

episcopal, pontifical

(adjective) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

Episcopal, Episcopalian

(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; “the Episcopal hierarchy”; “married by an Episcopalian minister”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

Episcopal (not comparable)

Of or relating to the affairs of an Anglican church, such as the Scottish Episcopal Church or the Episcopal Church in the United States.

Noun

Episcopal (plural Episcopals)

(informal) An adherent of an Anglican church, such as the Scottish Episcopal Church or the Episcopal Church in the United States; properly, an Episcopalian.

Usage notes

• The term Episcopal may be used when referring to an Anglican Episcopal Church, as in There was a small Episcopal church at the end of the lane, or He had been an Episcopal priest for twenty years, but one often hears Episcopalian instead.

• Similarly, Episcopalian refers to an individual member of the church, but one may hear Episcopal instead.

Anagrams

• coapplies

Etymology

Adjective

episcopal (comparative more episcopal, superlative most episcopal)

Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.

Anagrams

• coapplies

Source: Wiktionary

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E*pis"co*pal, a. Etym: [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopal. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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