episcopal
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- adjective
- /ɪˈpɪs.kə.pəl/
:
episcopal
- The episcopal church is governed by a hierarchy of bishops, each overseeing their own diocese.
- episcopal conference
- episcopal authority
- episcopal teaching
Examples
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And before this, this time you'd mainly talk in terms of is Episcopal Church low church or high church.
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Their June 1992 address to the reopened national conference reiterates episcopal commitment to achieving democracy non-violently, despite the difficulty of the process.
Academic text (1992) -
In this document, the practical meaning of episcopal conferences for the life of the Church was developed.
Academic text (2002) -
If such a privilege were to be used, it would completely undermine episcopal law.
Academic text (2018) -
Thus, a public relations disaster was turned into a public celebration of episcopal wisdom and sacrifice.
Academic text (1998) -
Prentiss has had to move more frequently than any Episcopal priest in the history of the church.
Fiction book (2002) -
In these many episcopal interactions, a common teaching was nourished, often by fits and starts, by the whole college.
Academic text (2002) -
The common teaching depended on the support of episcopal communion.
Academic text (2002) -
The MIA eventually prevailed, but victory was not easy, coming only after almost three years of episcopal persistence.
Academic text (2000) -
Given the chaotic relationship between Eunomians and the imperial court, it would make sense for episcopal leadership to eventually distance itself from imperial power.
Academic text (2018)
Compounds
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An American church that follows the Anglican tradition and is connected to the Church of England
A Christian church in Scotland that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
A Christian church in the United States that comes from the Church of England
How Clerical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Episcopal comes from the Greek episkopos, meaning 'overseer', and from the parts epi- 'over' and skopos 'to watch'. So episcopal describes things that belong to a bishop or to a church system led by bishops.