Episcopalian
- noun
- /ɪˈpɪskəˌpeɪliən/
- My father is Episcopalian, and so, you know, he loves high church.
- Episcopalians and Presbyterians
- Episcopalians and Methodists
- Episcopalians and Catholics
My father is Episcopalian, and so, you know, he loves high church.
- My father is Episcopalian, and so, you know, he loves high church.
- You know, maybe you get Lutheran, you get Catholic, Episcopalian.
- I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria by very Catholic white American mother and an Episcopalian Nigerian father.
Examples
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In 1940, there were roughly three Episcopalians for every Mormon; now it's roughly the reverse.
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But I should say that my background, my father was, you know, raised to be an Episcopalian and Republican.
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I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria by very Catholic white American mother and an Episcopalian Nigerian father.
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I grew up Episcopalian.
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- I'm an Episcopalian.
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My father was an Episcopalian of English-American roots, whose family came to Virginia in the late sixteenth century.
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Please pray for those faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina who wish to remain.
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By 2005, there were only 2.3 million Episcopalians—0.8 percent of the population.
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Other mainline churches, including the Episcopalians, have a lesser presence and rely heavily on foreign clergy.
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Bill Love is a faithful Episcopalian, a man of integrity, and I respect him deeply.
Synonyms
A person who belongs to the Church of England or to a church linked to it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Episcopalian = episcopal (semi-transparent) = episcop + al + ian
Adding '-ian' to 'episcopal' regularly forms a noun meaning 'a person associated with or a member of the Episcopal tradition.'
Etymology
Episcopalian comes from the Greek episkopos 'overseer' plus the ending -ian meaning 'person', and it shares the root with bishop, so an Episcopalian is a person who belongs to a church led by bishops.