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Traditional English :: episcopacy
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episcopalianism.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 government of a Church by bishops.
2 (prec. by the) the bishops. |
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Traditional English :: episcopal
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episcopalianism.html - adj. 1 of a bishop or bishops. 2 (of a Church) constituted on the principle of government by bishops. Episcopal Church the Anglican Church in Scotland and the US, with elected bishops. episcopalism n. episcopally adv. [ME f. F ÷piscopal or eccl.L episcopalis f. episcopus BISHOP] |
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Traditional English :: episcopalian
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episcopalianism.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or advocating government of a Church by bishops.
2 of or belonging to an episcopal Church or (Episcopalian) the Episcopal Church. --n. 1 an adherent of episcopacy.
2 (Episcopalian) a member of the Episcopal Church. |
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Traditional English :: episcopate
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episcopalianism.html - n.
1 the office or tenure of a bishop.
2 (prec. by the) the bishops collectively. [eccl.L episcopatus f. episcopus BISHOP] |
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Traditional English :: episcope
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episcopalianism.html - n.
an optical projector giving images of opaque objects. |
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Traditional English :: episcopacy
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episcopalianism.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 government of a Church by bishops.
2 (prec. by the) the bishops. |
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