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Recent Examples of episcopal
The pointed hats, known as mitres, are a traditional part of episcopal attire, representing their authority and service within the Church.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock
Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.
—Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
By leaving the episcopal ring on Archinto’s finger outside the curtain, Titian emphasizes his right to the position.
—Washington Post, 20 July 2023
Congregations also disaffiliate by vote in individual episcopal area conferences.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock
Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.
—Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
By leaving the episcopal ring on Archinto’s finger outside the curtain, Titian emphasizes his right to the position.
—Washington Post, 20 July 2023
Congregations also disaffiliate by vote in individual episcopal area conferences.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episcopal
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Time will tell if eigenvector centrality can reliably inform future papal elections.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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His predecessor, Pope Francis, took his papal name in honor of the 13th-century saint.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The steelworkers represent licensed vocational nurses, medical assistants, engineers, pharmacy staff and lab staff, clerical, dietary and environmental services workers, technical staff, and other frontline professionals.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Peabody-Whitehead was formerly a boarding house, several nightclubs and restaurants, and clerical offices, among other commercial uses, Wertenteil said.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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But over the weekend, the Japan Times reported that the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) planned to seek Komeito’s backing for a joint prime ministerial candidate.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The most notable change to the ministerial picks was incoming Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, head of the Paris police, who replaces Bruno Retailleau, leader of the conservative Republicans Party and who harbours his own presidential ambitions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The names were common, but for good reason, as the Hasmonean priestly family was so revered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight has launched a preliminary canonical investigation into the issue as well, the archdiocese said, and Storey has been temporarily suspended from priestly ministry, including celebrating Mass and performing pastoral duties.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.—
Tad Friend,
The New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2022
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2017
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And many others have publicly announced their conversions and released evangelical music with mixed results.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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During the pandemic, Kirk founded Turning Point Faith, which fused his evangelical beliefs into the movement, reflecting young conservatives’ increasing turn towards religion.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Episcopal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopal. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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