Episcopal Church

noun

Any Church whose organization is based around bishops; but especially any Church of the Anglican Communion

Similar
Episcopal Church of ScotlandProtestant Episcopal Church

Meanings

nounEpiscopal Church (plural Episcopal Churches)

plural Episcopal Churches

  1. Any Church whose organization is based around bishops; but especially any Church of the Anglican Communion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland

Similar
Episcopal Church of Scotland

nounUnited States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury

Similar
Protestant Episcopal Church

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Episcopal Church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Episcopal%20Church

MLA

“Episcopal Church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Episcopal%20Church. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Episcopal Church,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Episcopal%20Church.

Source: Episcopal Church on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.