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# episcopal

adjective (episcopal; Episcopal)

«episcopal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) Episcopal means about bishops, or led by bishops, as in "episcopal churches". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#m1)
2. (church) The Episcopal Church is the Anglican church in the USA; the Scottish Episcopal Church is the Anglican church in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#m2)

### In the lessons

In RE, churches are sorted by how they are led: episcopal (by bishops: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican), presbyterian (by elders), and congregational (each congregation decides). In the USA and Scotland, "Episcopalian" is the word for an Anglican. Phrases: the Episcopal Church, Scottish Episcopal Church, episcopal visit.

### Examples

- The Episcopal church on our street has a red door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x1)
- In the USA, Anglicans are called Episcopalians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x2)
- The Scottish Episcopal Church has its own bishops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x3)
- Catholic and Orthodox churches are episcopal, because bishops lead them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x4)
- The bishop made an episcopal visit to our parish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x5)
- Presbyterian churches are not episcopal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/#x6)

### Note

Capital E for the church names, small e for the general adjective. Noun for a member: Episcopalian. From Greek "episkopos" (overseer), which also gives "bishop".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «episcopal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/episcopal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«episcopal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/episcopal.html) on Mova free.