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EPISCOPALIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Episcopal church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Episcopalian" is a kind of...):

Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)

Holonyms ("Episcopalian" is a member of...):

Episcopal Church; Protestant Episcopal Church (United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

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)

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