Episcopalian
noun
Epis·co·pa·lian
i-ˌpi-skə-ˈpāl-yən 
1
: an adherent of the episcopal form of church government
2
: a member of an episcopal church (such as the Protestant Episcopal Church)
Episcopalian
adjective
Examples of Episcopalian in a Sentence
She was raised as an Episcopalian.
Recent Examples on the Web
The pilgrimage is overall ecumenical -- primarily Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Catholic and Evangelical, according to organizers.
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Kori Skillman, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In 1954, the mild-mannered Episcopalian Shurlock had replaced the no-nonsense Irish Catholic Joseph I. Breen as Hollywood’s resident censor in chief.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Religious organizations ran at least 105 schools; many were Catholic, Presbyterian or Episcopalian, but smaller congregations such as the Quakers ran schools of their own.
—Zach Levitt, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Being raised a good Catholic girl, now an Episcopalian, I was raised to make the world a better place.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
Kori Skillman, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In 1954, the mild-mannered Episcopalian Shurlock had replaced the no-nonsense Irish Catholic Joseph I. Breen as Hollywood’s resident censor in chief.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Religious organizations ran at least 105 schools; many were Catholic, Presbyterian or Episcopalian, but smaller congregations such as the Quakers ran schools of their own.
—Zach Levitt, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Being raised a good Catholic girl, now an Episcopalian, I was raised to make the world a better place.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
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Episcopalian
noun
Epis·co·pa·lian
i-ˌpis-kə-ˈpāl-yən
: a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopalian
adjective
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