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Episcopalianism

American  
[i-pis-kuh-payl-yuhn-iz-uhm, -lee-uhn-iz-uhm] / ɪˌpɪs kəˈpeɪl yənˌɪz əm, -li ənˌɪz əm /

noun

  1. the teaching and practice that characterize the Episcopal Church.

  2. (initial lowercase letter) belief in or adherence to an episcopal form of church government.


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He converted to the faith from Episcopalianism in the 1990s.

From New York Times • May 9, 2015

Once again, he gained entry into the higher echelons through the church, in this case Saint Thomas Church, on Fifth Avenue, the epicenter of Manhattan Episcopalianism.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2011

He converted from Episcopalianism to Roman Catholicism and labored at his poetry as if salvation depended on it.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the 1970s, the Rev. Anderson, already established as a civil-rights activist, took naturally to the fight for female priesthood in Episcopalianism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Viewed coolly and critically, it might seem like a vast specimen of Episcopalianism in architecture.

From Winter Sunshine by Burroughs, John

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