episcopal
adjective
of or relating to a bishop.
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episcopal
American
[ih-pis-kuh-puhl]
/ ɪˈpɪs kə pəl /
Episcopal
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British
/ ɪˈpɪskəpəl /
adjective
episcopal
2
British
/ ɪˈpɪskəpəl /
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of episcopal
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Late Latin word episcopālis. See bishop, -al 1
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In the episode, Howie discussed a recent sermon given by the episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, at a service attended by Donald Trump.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
“The Russians did not try to Russify the natives,” said the Rev. Deacon Thomas Rivas, the episcopal secretary to the Alaska Orthodox bishop.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
O’Connell became an auxiliary bishop and episcopal vicar for the archdiocese’s San Gabriel region in 2015.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
It was also the first publication to report on the clergy sex abuse crisis and the episcopal cover-up beginning in the 1980s, many years before the Boston Globe published its own investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Jan brought along the episcopal letter that the bishops addressed to their parishioners.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Croatia must travel to Dallas, Toronto and Philadelphia for its group games, but it will recover between those matches in the preppy boarding-school confines of Episcopal High School in the D.C. suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
He got permission to use the Harvard name for the school, which was taken over by the Episcopal Church in 1911.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Beginning in June, Reid joined clergy from several Episcopal churches on Chicago’s North Side who began gathering weekly at Federal Plaza downtown to pray.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
But in 2017 the Episcopal Church in Scotland went much further and voted for marriage equality for gay couples.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The laundry Mama took in included that of a White Episcopal priest, Reverend Eder, the priest in charge at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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