episcopal

comparative more episcopal · superlative 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.

   1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies, 4th edition, volume 2, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 310

comparative more Episcopal · superlative most Episcopal

1. not comparableusuallyOf 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. Mark's Episcopal Church

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   St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

   St. Luke's Episcopal Church

   Jane Doe was ordained as an Episcopal priest last year in the Diocese of Edinburgh.

   Every Sunday, the girls wore gloves and hats to their Episcopal church, where my father sang as a boy soprano in the choir.

   2018, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It, pages 55-56

   The cathedral is part of the Episcopal Church, the American branch of Anglicanism. Considered the "church of the establishment" for much of American history -- 11 US presidents have been Episcopalian -- the church of late has been known as a forerunner of progressive theology.

   2019 August 16, Daniel Burke, “How Pete Buttigieg found God”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2021

   Synonyms: Episcopalian, Piscy

plural Episcopals

1. nonstandardAn 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.

   Synonyms: Episcopalian