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Episcopalian

Episcopalian

14 7.9
A member of a Christian church led by bishops, like the Anglican Church
  • noun
  • /ɪˈpɪskəˌpeɪliən/
translation icon : miembro de la Iglesia Episcopal
  • 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.

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Examples

  • In 1940, there were roughly three Episcopalians for every Mormon; now it's roughly the reverse.

    Blog text (1)
  • But I should say that my background, my father was, you know, raised to be an Episcopalian and Republican.

  • I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria by very Catholic white American mother and an Episcopalian Nigerian father.

  • I grew up Episcopalian.

  • - I'm an Episcopalian.

  • My father was an Episcopalian of English-American roots, whose family came to Virginia in the late sixteenth century.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Please pray for those faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina who wish to remain.

    Blog text (1)
  • By 2005, there were only 2.3 million Episcopalians—0.8 percent of the population.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Other mainline churches, including the Episcopalians, have a lesser presence and rely heavily on foreign clergy.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Bill Love is a faithful Episcopalian, a man of integrity, and I respect him deeply.

Synonyms

Anglican
vsEpiscopalian
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A person who belongs to the Church of England or to a church linked to it

is a member of a specific national church and stresses bishop-led governance

Surface Forms

Episcopalian singular
Episcopalians plural

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.