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    Episcopalian
    adjective
    pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America.
  • episcopalian
    episcopalian
    adjective
    practising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops

Episcopalian

American  
[ih-pis-kuh-peyl-yuhn, -pey-lee-uhn] / ɪˌpɪs kəˈpeɪl yən, -ˈpeɪ li ən /

adjective

  1. pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America.

  2. (lowercase) pertaining or adhering to the episcopal form of church government.

noun

  1. a member of the Episcopal Church in America.

  2. (lowercase) an adherent of the episcopal system of church government.

Episcopalian 1 British  
/ ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən /

adjective

  1. belonging to or denoting the Episcopal Church

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noun

  1. a member or adherent of this Church

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episcopalian 2 British  
/ ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən /

adjective

  1. practising or advocating the principle of Church government by bishops

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noun

  1. an advocate of such Church government

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Episcopalian

First recorded in 1680–90; episcopal + -ian

Example Sentences

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He was a spiritual man himself, a practicing Episcopalian, but humble about it.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023

“It’s a reminder that we have a finite term. Being raised a good Catholic girl, now an Episcopalian, I was raised to make the world a better place. I’ve got to do that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

My dad is an actor and an Episcopalian priest, so we talked more about nuns and religion in preparation for this part.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

A 200-year-old Episcopal seminary in Virginia has thrown a financial lifeline to a struggling Episcopalian school in New York City — in part to head off a looming, critical shortage of clergy in the denomination.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2023

I'm not even Jewish, technically, because Judaism is matrilineal, and my mom's Episcopalian.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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