Episcopalian

[ ih-pis-kuh-peyl-yuhn, -pey-lee-uhn ]

/ ɪˌpɪs kəˈpeɪl yən, -ˈpeɪ li ən /

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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.

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Origin of Episcopalian

First recorded in 1680–90; episcopal + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Episcopalian

E·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

Words nearby Episcopalian

episcia, episcopacy, episcopal, Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church in America, Episcopalian, episcopalism, Episcopal vicar, episcopate, episcope, episcopize

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How to use Episcopalian in a sentence

While raised as a Southern Baptist, the write-up says Camp became an Episcopalian and a “very active member” of an Episcopal church in Norfolk.
Computer programmer, art collector John Camp dies at 77|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|September 7, 2022|Washington Blade
The significance of the history of women in the early Church is not lost on Episcopalian.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots|Candida Moss|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Playboy: As one Episcopalian to another, how about giving our readers some idea of what you really look like?
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mormonism, as an old friend raised in the faith told me, combines “a Pentecostal theology with an Episcopalian mentality.”
Despite the Great Recession, Obama’s New Coalition of Elites Has Thrived|Joel Kotkin|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Others have become Episcopalian, while many have walked away from organized religion altogether.
Penn State and Catholic Church Child Sex-Abuse Trials Divide Penn. Public|Marci A. Hamilton|May 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Born to a Jewish mother, LaGuardia was raised Episcopalian like his father, but spoke fluent Yiddish.
Look Who's Talking Yiddish!||July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Another party are instigated by Episcopalian prejudices against New England.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
High functionaries in the Episcopalian church are now drinking and swearing.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow
She had been bred an Episcopalian, and was genial and sympathetic by nature.
Washington Irving|Henry W. Boynton
Another is an ardent Episcopalian, and wishes to follow all the church services from early morning through the evening.
Girls and Women|Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
Griswold College—Episcopalian—occupies a very picturesque site, overlooking the river.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier

British Dictionary definitions for Episcopalian (1 of 2)

episcopalian

/ (ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən) /

adjective Also: episcopal

practising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops

noun

an advocate of such Church government

Derived forms of episcopalian

episcopalianism, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Episcopalian (2 of 2)

Episcopalian

/ (ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən) /

adjective

belonging to or denoting the Episcopal Church

noun

a member or adherent of this Church

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