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EPISCOPAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
Synonyms:
episcopal; pontifical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
Derivation:
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Example:
married by an Episcopalian minister
Synonyms:
Episcopal; Episcopalian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Pertainym:
Episcopal Church (United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury)
