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Episcopalianism

American  
[i-pis-kuh-payl-yuhn-iz-uhm, -lee-uhn-iz-uhm] / ɪˌpɪs kəˈpeɪl jənˌɪz əm, -li ənˌɪz əm /

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.


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

From New York Times May 9, 2015

Once again, he gained entry into the higher echelons through the church, in this case Saint Thomas Church, on Fifth Avenue, the epicenter of Manhattan Episcopalianism.

From Slate Oct. 15, 2011

Ford's friendship with the Rev. Billy Zeoli, a flamboyant evangelist who spends his autumn Sundays conducting chapel services for professional football teams, adds a dash of evangelical fervor to the President's restrained Episcopalianism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctrinaire critics might not admit it, but Anderson's example lends credence to her contention that in Episcopalianism, at least, some battles are already won.

From Time Magazine Archive

Episcopalianism no longer commanded a majority of the nation; Church endowments had therefore become the preserves of a minority, and scholarship by remaining denominational was getting to be denationalized.

From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Laurence Housman

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