episcopal
/ɪˈpɪskəpl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈpɪskəpl/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈpi-skə-pəl -bəl/ (ame, mw)
episcopal — adjective
- episcopalpositive
- more episcopalcomparative
- most episcopalsuperlative
1. Connected with bishops, or with a church whose leaders are bishops.
Connected with bishops, or with a church whose leaders are bishops.
The church prepared for an episcopal visit before the weekend service.
collocation: episcopal visit
Bao studied the episcopal robes displayed in the museum gallery.
collocation: episcopal robes
The school was founded under episcopal authority nearly two hundred years ago.
A new rule was approved by the episcopal council last spring.
Defne wrote her essay about episcopal government in early churches.
- ecclesiastical
Broader and can describe church matters in general, not only bishops.
- clerical
Refers to clergy more generally, while 'episcopal' focuses on bishops or bishop-led structures.
文法句型
episcopal + noun
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as 'authority', 'visit', or 'government'. In church contexts, it points to leadership by bishops rather than to one local building.
episcopal — noun
1. A person who belongs to a church led by bishops.
A person who belongs to a church led by bishops.
Ada's grandfather was an episcopal who sang in the cathedral choir.
pattern: an episcopal
In the old town, episcopals and Methodists shared the same graveyard.
pattern: episcopals and [another group]
After college, Christopher became an episcopal and joined the church council.
The novel follows a young episcopal living in colonial Virginia.
- Episcopalian
The fuller and more common noun in modern English for a member of this church tradition.
文法句型
an episcopal
episcopals
用法筆記
This noun is rare and is mostly seen in church or historical writing. Many modern speakers use the fuller form 'Episcopalian' instead.