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Episcopal Church

British  

noun

  1. an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He got permission to use the Harvard name for the school, which was taken over by the Episcopal Church in 1911.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Hundreds of people showed up for a midweek vigil at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, where some of the family worships, a few days after Guthrie disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The Scottish Episcopal Church said grounds for a risk assessment were fully considered and acknowledged the "deep wounds that exist within the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

New additions include Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church; Beto O’Rourke, former U.S.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

The rectory of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was large and rambling.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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