Episcopalian
adjective
pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America.
Showing results for Episcopalian.
Search instead for
Apabila kalian.
Jump To:
-
Episcopalian
-
episcopalian
episcopalianadjectivepractising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops
Episcopalian
American
[ih-pis-kuh-peyl-yuhn, -pey-lee-uhn]
/ ɪˌpɪs kəˈpeɪl jən, -ˈpeɪ li ən /
Episcopalian
1
British
/ ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən /
adjective
noun
episcopalian
2
British
/ ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən /
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
-
Episcopalianismnoun
-
episcopalianismnoun
-
non-Episcopaliannoun
-
nonepiscopalianadjective
-
pseudo-Episcopalianadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of Episcopalian
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
Catholic, Anglican and Episcopalian churches follow liturgical calendars containing set Scripture passages to be read, with sermons or homilies to be derived from those passages.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Dr. Evans, an Episcopalian, often spoke of feeling called by God to care for children.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Her father, Robert, was an Episcopalian minster who lost his hearing when we was struck by lightning at age 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
He was an Episcopalian priest, and his wife, Julie, was a music teacher.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
This office was, however, filled by the senior chaplain; and until 1838 the schools were exclusively episcopalian.
From The History of Tasmania, Volume I by John West
Thus it chanced that Daisy, the spinster, found herself in Mrs Pansey's carriage on her way to the episcopalian reception, extremely well pleased with herself, her dress, her position, and her social guardian angel.
From The Bishop's Secret by Fergus Hume
This little church was as neglected, and apparently unvisited as its episcopalian neighbour.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 by Joseph Holt Ingraham
He had no idea what mad schemes might lurk beneath Carter's episcopalian frock, and was determined to gain any headway he could.
From Kathleen by Christopher Morley
I think the line of my grandmother was stoutly episcopalian and Jacobite; but, coming outside the western highlands, the first at least was soon rubbed down.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley
The mainline is a collection of long-established Protestant denominations: the Episcopalians, United Methodists, Presbyterians and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
American Episcopalians underscored this departure from convention in 2015 by permitting same-sex marriages.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
The spiritual leader of the nation’s 1.8 million Episcopalians spoke following a survey this week showing that many non-religious Americans believe Christians don’t exemplify the teachings of Jesus in their lives.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
The formerly mighty mainline Protestant denominations, like the Episcopalians and Methodists, have shrunk and lost influence.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Most of the Virginians were Episcopalians, while in North Carolina the Quakers were predominant.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
