'Episcopal' definitions:
Definition of 'Episcopal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister" [syn: Episcopal, Episcopalian]
adjective
Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops [syn: episcopal, pontifical]
Definition of 'Episcopal'
From: GCIDE
- Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf. F. ['e]piscopal. See Bishop.]
- 1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'episcopal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbatial,
- abbatical,
- archiepiscopal,
- canonical,
- capitular,
- capitulary,
- churchly,
- clerical,
- ecclesiastic,
- episcopalian,
- evangelistic,
- ministerial,
- pastoral,
- prelatial,
- prelatic,
- priest-ridden,
- priestish,
- priestly,
- rabbinic,
- sacerdotal,
- ultramontane