episcopal
/əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/
episcopal adjective: of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
Adjective (1)
episcopal (comparative more episcopal, superlative most episcopal)
- Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies, 4th edition, volume 2, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 310
Adjective (2) capitalized: Episcopal
Episcopal (not generally comparable, comparative more Episcopal, superlative most Episcopal)
- Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
- St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church
- Synonyms:
- Episcopalian, Piscy
Noun capitalized: Episcopal
Episcopal (plural Episcopals)
- An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
- Synonyms:
- Episcopalian
episcopal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
episcopal in Hindi
- एपिस्कोपल, एपिस्कोपाल
episcopal in Tamil
- எபிஸ்கோபல், எபிஸ்கோப்பல், எபிஸ்கோபால்
episcopal in Marathi
- एपिस्कोपल, एपिस्कोपाल
episcopal in Urdu
- ایپسکوپل, ایپیسکوپل, ایپسکوپال
More languagesFewer languages
- episcopal in Bengali
- এপিস্কোপাল, এপিসকোপাল, এপিস্কোপল
- episcopal in Telugu
- ఎపిస్కోపల్, ఎపిస్కోపాల్, ఏపిస్కోపల్
- episcopal in Malayalam
- ബിഷപ്പിനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, ബിഷപ്പുമാരുടെ ഭരണത്തിലുള്ള
- episcopal in Kannada
- ಎಪಿಸ್ಕೋಪಲ್, ಎಪಿಸ್ಕೋಪಾಲ್, ಏಪಿಸ್ಕೋಪಲ್
- episcopal in Punjabi
- ਐਪੀਸਕੋਪਲ, ਏਪਿਸਕੋਪਲ, ਐਪੀਸਕੋਪਾਲ
- episcopal in Gujarati
- એપિસ્કોપલ, એપિસ્કોપોલ, એપિસ્કોપાલ
- episcopal in Odia
- ଏପିସ୍କୋପାଲ, ଏପିସ୍କୋପାଲ୍, ଏପିସ୍କୋପଲ୍
- episcopal in Nepali
- एपिस्कोपल, एपिस्कोपाल
Synonyms of episcopal
Forms of episcopal
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more episcopal |
| superlative | most episcopal |
| comparative | more Episcopal |
| superlative | most Episcopal |
| Noun | |
| plural | Episcopals |
Origin of episcopal
From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).
See episcopal.
Words formed from episcopal
Phrases with episcopal
Questions about episcopal
- What does episcopal mean?
- Episcopal means of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- What is episcopal in Hindi?
- Episcopal in Hindi is एपिस्कोपल, एपिस्कोपाल. See Episcopal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is episcopal?
- Episcopal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce episcopal?
- Episcopal is pronounced /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/.
Words near episcopal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: episcopal (page history and authors); Episcopal (page history and authors); episcopal (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); episcopal (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); episcopal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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