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episcopal

Syllabification: (e·pis·co·pal)
Pronunciation: /iˈpiskəpəl/

Definition of episcopal

adjective

  • of a bishop or bishops:episcopal power
  • (of a church) governed by or having bishops.

Derivatives

episcopalism

Pronunciation: /-ˌlizəm/

noun

episcopally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from French épiscopal or ecclesiastical Latin episcopalis, from episcopus 'bishop', from Greek episkopos 'overseer' (see bishop)

episcopal in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of episcopal in the British & World English dictionary