Episcopalian
pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America.
(lowercase) pertaining or adhering to the episcopal form of church government.
a member of the Episcopal Church in America.
(lowercase) an adherent of the episcopal system of church government.
Origin of Episcopalian
1Other words from Episcopalian
- E·pis·co·pa·lian·ism, noun
- non·e·pis·co·pa·lian, adjective
- non-E·pis·co·pa·lian, noun
- pseu·do-E·pis·co·pa·lian, adjective, noun
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How to use Episcopalian in a sentence
In fact, even now Episcopalianism was considered rather foreign than of a home growth.
A Little Girl in Old Boston | Amanda Millie DouglasDislike of Episcopalianism is still strong among people who do not know, or pretend not to know, what the word means.
Our Southern Highlanders | Horace KephartIt is simply a modification of Episcopalianism, and none but an Episcopalian would be likely to adopt it.
Recollections and Impressions | Octavius Brooks FrothinghamIn the west there was a tendency toward Episcopalianism, whereas the east drifted toward Congregationalism.
The History of the Negro Church | Carter Godwin WoodsonThey even abandoned the Episcopalianism of their old home, and became Methodists, like their neighbors.
Thomas Hart Benton | Theodore Roosevelt
British Dictionary definitions for episcopalian (1 of 2)
/ (ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən) /
practising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops
an advocate of such Church government
Derived forms of episcopalian
- episcopalianism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Episcopalian (2 of 2)
/ (ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən) /
belonging to or denoting the Episcopal Church
a member or adherent of this Church
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