episcopal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).
Meanings
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Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.
1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies, 4th edition, volume 2, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 310:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more episcopal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most episcopal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonepiscopal · alternative episcopal oversight · antiepiscopal · episcopally · unepiscopal
Relateds
Episcopalianism · episcopacy · episcope · episcopalian · episcopy · Episcopalian
Translations (33)
ru епископский (related to a bishop) · it vescovile (related to a bishop) · ru епископальный (related to a bishop) · el επισκοπικός (related to a bishop) · es episcopal (related to a bishop) · sv biskoplig (related to a bishop) · cs biskupský (related to a bishop) · is biskupa- (related to a bishop) · nn biskoppeleg (related to a bishop) · gl episcopal (related to a bishop) · is biskuplegur (related to a bishop) · da biskoppelig (related to a bishop) · pt episcopal (related to a bishop) · pl biskupi (related to a bishop) · fi episkopaalinen (related to a bishop) · sv episkopal (related to a bishop) · hu episzkopális (related to a bishop) · cs episkopální (related to a bishop) · pt bispal (related to a bishop) · nn episkopal (related to a bishop) · fr épiscopal (related to a bishop) · eo episkopa (related to a bishop) · hy եպիսկոպոսյան (related to a bishop) · nb biskoppelig (related to a bishop) · gd easbaigeach (related to a bishop) · de bischöflich (related to a bishop) · nb episkopal (related to a bishop) · hu püspöki (related to a bishop) · it episcopale (related to a bishop) · nl bisschoppelijk (related to a bishop) · nl episcopaal (related to a bishop) · io episkopala (related to a bishop) · da episkopal (related to a bishop)