Dictionary
e•pis•co•pal
Pronunciation: (i-pis'ku-pul), [key]—
adj.
1. of or pertaining to a bishop:
episcopal authority.
2. based on or recognizing a governing order of bishops:
an episcopal hierarchy.
3. (
cap.) designating the Anglican Church or some branch of it, as the Episcopal Church in America.
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n.
(
cap.)
Informal.an Episcopalian.
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