Episcopalianism

[i-pis-kuh-payl-yuhn-iz-uhm, -lee-uhn-iz-uhm]

noun

1. the teaching and practice that characterize the Episcopal Church.

2. (initial lowercase letter) belief in or adherence to an episcopal form of church government.

Example Sentences

Illustrator Marina Muun should understand that everything about that image conveyed Catholicism or Episcopalianism: a clergyman in a collar, chasuble and stole, and a worshiper on her knees.

From Washington Post

Prince Harry and Markle have yet to meet the high-energy, evangelical preacher, who has been credited with shaking up the face of Episcopalianism, the US-based branch of the global Anglican communion.

From The Guardian

Preaching from the elevated Canterbury Pulpit, Curry immediately changed the face of Episcopalianism, historically one of the faiths of the nation’s white elite.

From Washington Post

He converted to the faith from Episcopalianism in the 1990s.

From New York Times

Liberal religion, like Episcopalianism, “is in steep decline,” he said.

From Washington Post