Episcopal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
     F. ['e]piscopal. See {Bishop}.]
     1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
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     2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal


        jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Episcopal
       adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal
              church; "the Episcopal hierarachy"; "married by an
              Episcopalian minister" [syn: {Episcopalian}]
       2: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
          [syn: {pontifical}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "episcopal":
     abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular,
     capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopalian,
     evangelistic, ministerial, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic,
     priest-ridden, priestish, priestly, rabbinic, sacerdotal,
     ultramontane