episcopal
adjective
of or relating to a bishop.
episcopal
American
[ih-pis-kuh-puhl]
/ ɪˈpɪs kə pəl /
Episcopal
1
British
/ ɪˈpɪskəpəl /
adjective
episcopal
2
British
/ ɪˈpɪskəpəl /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of episcopal
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Late Latin word episcopālis. See bishop, -al 1
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What an incredible controversy, that an episcopal bishop should be calling on us to have mercy and to love one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
“The Russians did not try to Russify the natives,” said the Rev. Deacon Thomas Rivas, the episcopal secretary to the Alaska Orthodox bishop.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
O’Connell became an auxiliary bishop and episcopal vicar for the archdiocese’s San Gabriel region in 2015.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
Catholic priests leave the church after the episcopal ordination of Bishop Stephen Chow in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2021.
From Reuters ● Dec. 30, 2021
Later on Mr. Jack Brown arrived in an extra coach that had been coupled onto the yellow train and that was silverplated all over, with seats of episcopal velvet, and a roof of blue glass.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fans dance and “two-step” during Barrio Slam’s performance on April 3, 2026, in St. John’s Episcopal Church in San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Joseph Daniel-Hoste, 46, was working as an executive assistant at an Episcopal church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., several years ago when the trouble started with his credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Beginning in June, Reid joined clergy from several Episcopal churches on Chicago’s North Side who began gathering weekly at Federal Plaza downtown to pray.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
The Catholic Church's Episcopal Conference, for its part, called for "respect, non-interference, and the protection of people in their beliefs" and urged politicians to steer clear of "theological" statements.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The upper crust vacationed in Europe and worshiped an Episcopal God.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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