HOW TO PRONOUNCE
episcopal
/ɪˈpɪskəpəl/
Press play to hear how to pronounce episcopal.
American Pronunciation Guide · 1:05
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does episcopal mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- 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.
noun
- 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.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈpɪskəpəl/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
The Baptist churches became independent, but the Methodists were compelled early to unite for purposes of episcopal government.
Izaak greatly loved the society of the clergy: he connected himself with Episcopal families, and had a natural taste for a Bishop.
More book examples (3)
On his arrival, M. Myriel was installed in the episcopal palace with the honors required by the Imperial decrees, which class a bishop immediately after a major-general.
The route followed was circuitous, in order that he might be carried past the episcopal palace, in front of which his books were burning, whereat he smiled.
Tradition mentions the secret consecration of two Bishops of Pennsylvania before this time, but its authenticity is doubted, and the two men did not exercise any episcopal powers.