E|pis|co|pal — «ih PIHS kuh puhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with a bishop or bishops. 2. Sometimes, Episcopal. governed by bishops. 3. Sometimes, Episcopal. recognizing the office of a bishop as a ministerial rank. –n. = episcopalian. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
e|pis|co|pal — «ih PIHS kuh puhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with a bishop or bishops. 2. Sometimes, Episcopal. governed by bishops. 3. Sometimes, Episcopal. recognizing the office of a bishop as a ministerial rank. –n. = episcopalian. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
ar´chi|e|pis´co|pal|ly — ar|chi|e|pis|co|pal «AHR kee uh PIHS kuh puhl», adjective. of or having to do with an archbishop or an archbishopric: »archiepiscopal authority. ╂[< Medieval Latin archiepiscopalis < Late Latin archiepiscopus archbishop]… … Useful english dictionary
ar|chi|e|pis|co|pal — «AHR kee uh PIHS kuh puhl», adjective. of or having to do with an archbishop or an archbishopric: »archiepiscopal authority. ╂[< Medieval Latin archiepiscopalis < Late Latin archiepiscopus archbishop] –ar´chi|e|pis´co|pal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
e|pis|co|pal|ism — «ih PIHS kuh puh LIHZ uhm», noun. the theory of church polity according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the episcopal order as a whole, and not in any individual except by delegation … Useful english dictionary
episcopal — e•pis•co•pal [[t]ɪˈpɪs kə pəl[/t]] adj. 1) rel of or pertaining to a bishop 2) rel based on or recognizing a governing order of bishops 3) rel (cap.) designating the Anglican Church or some branch of it, as the Episcopal Church • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
archiepiscopal — ar•chi•e•pis•co•pal [[t]ˌɑr ki ɪˈpɪs kə pəl[/t]] adj. rel of or pertaining to an archbishop • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML archiepiscopālis= LL archiepiscop(us) archbishop+ L ālis al I ar chi•e•pis′co•pate pɪt, ˌpeɪt n … From formal English to slang
Episcopalian — [ē pis΄kə pāl′yən, ipis΄kə pāl′yən] adj. [ EPISCOPAL + IAN] 1. [e ] of church government by bishops 2. Episcopal: see EPISCOPAL (sense 2) n. 1. [e ] any member of an episcopal church or a person believing in episcopal government ☆ 2 … English World dictionary
Archiepiscopal — Ar chi*e*pis co*pal, a. [Pref. archi + episcopal.] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Archiepiscopality — Ar chi*e*pis co*pal i*ty, n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
