Episcopalian

[ih-pis-kuh-peyl-yuh n, -pey-lee-uh n]

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adjective

pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America.
(lowercase) pertaining or adhering to the episcopal form of church government.

noun

a member of the Episcopal Church in America.
(lowercase) an adherent of the episcopal system of church government.

Origin of Episcopalian

First recorded in 1680–90; episcopal + -ian

Related formsE·pis·co·pa·lian·ism, nounnon·e·pis·co·pa·lian, adjectivenon-E·pis·co·pa·lian, nounpseu·do-E·pis·co·pa·lian, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for episcopalian

Contemporary Examples

The significance of the history of women in the early Church is not lost on Episcopalian.
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December 18, 2014
Mormonism, as an old friend raised in the faith told me, combines “a Pentecostal theology with an Episcopalian mentality.”
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November 1, 2012
Others have become Episcopalian, while many have walked away from organized religion altogether.
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May 27, 2012
Born to a Jewish mother, LaGuardia was raised Episcopalian like his father, but spoke fluent Yiddish.
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July 15, 2011
Playboy: As one Episcopalian to another, how about giving our readers some idea of what you really look like?
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February 16, 2014

Historical Examples

Some accounts state that he was a Presbyterian; he was, however, an Episcopalian.
Chronicles of Border Warfare
Alexander Scott Withers
"Well, I guess a Methodist is as good as an Episcopalian," she declared.
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Joseph C. Lincoln
"It's nothing to be so joyful over," urged the Episcopalian brother.
St. Cuthbert's
Robert E. Knowles
In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination.
The Pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper
I did so mainly on the views suggested to me in the Letters of an Episcopalian.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
John Henry Cardinal Newman

British Dictionary definitions for episcopalian

episcopalian

adjective Also: episcopal

practising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops

noun

an advocate of such Church government

Derived Formsepiscopalianism, noun

Episcopalian

adjective

belonging to or denoting the Episcopal Church

noun

a member or adherent of this Church

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Word Origin and History for episcopalian

1738 (n.), 1768 (adj.), from episcopal + -ian. Related: Episcopalianism.

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Examples from the Web for episcopalian

Contemporary Examples

The significance of the history of women in the early Church is not lost on Episcopalian.

Mormonism, as an old friend raised in the faith told me, combines “a Pentecostal theology with an Episcopalian mentality.”

Others have become Episcopalian, while many have walked away from organized religion altogether.

Born to a Jewish mother, LaGuardia was raised Episcopalian like his father, but spoke fluent Yiddish.

Playboy: As one Episcopalian to another, how about giving our readers some idea of what you really look like?

Historical Examples

Some accounts state that he was a Presbyterian; he was, however, an Episcopalian.

"Well, I guess a Methodist is as good as an Episcopalian," she declared.

"It's nothing to be so joyful over," urged the Episcopalian brother.

In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination.

I did so mainly on the views suggested to me in the Letters of an Episcopalian.

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Word Origin and History for episcopalian

Origin of Episcopalian