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episcopal¹

  • /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/

Where it comes from

From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).

adjective more episcopal · most episcopal

  1. Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches. Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.

Episcopal²

Where it comes from

See episcopal.

adjective more Episcopal · most Episcopal

  1. not comparable, usually Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

    Similar: Episcopalian, Piscy

noun Episcopals

  1. nonstandard An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.

    Similar: Episcopalian

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: episcopalian, archbishop, bishop, pontifical, ecclesiastical, cardinal, bishoplike, bishoply, prelatical, prelatic, diocesan, hierarchic, archiepiscopal, canonical, clerical, ecclesiastic

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adj related to a bishop

Españolepiscopal
Portuguêsepiscopal, bispal
Françaisépiscopal
Deutschbischöflich
Italianoepiscopale, vescovile
Ελληνικάεπισκοπικός episkopikós
Русскийепископский jepiskopskij, епископальный jepiskopalʹnyj

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Chicago

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@misc{episcopal_2026,
  title = {episcopal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/episcopal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}