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Episcopalianism

Episcopalianism proper noun: the doctrines and practices of Episcopalians.

Proper noun

Episcopalianism

  1. The doctrines and practices of Episcopalians.
    • I don’t know the first thing about Episcopalianism, but no one seems to mind when they find me sitting in the back pew, staring ahead at the figure of Christ on the cross.2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 245

Origin of Episcopalianism

From Episcopalian + -ism.

Questions about Episcopalianism

What does Episcopalianism mean?
Episcopalianism means the doctrines and practices of Episcopalians.
What part of speech is Episcopalianism?
Episcopalianism is a proper noun.

Words near Episcopalianism in the dictionary

  1. episcopacy
  2. episcopal
  3. Episcopal Church
  4. Episcopal Churches
  5. episcopalian
  6. Episcopalianism
  7. episcopalianize
  8. episcopalianized
  9. episcopalianizes
  10. episcopalianizing
  11. episcopalians

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