"Episcopal" meaning in All languages combined

See Episcopal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Episcopal [comparative], most Episcopal [superlative]
Etymology: See episcopal. Head templates: {{en-adj|-,more}} Episcopal (not generally comparable, comparative more Episcopal, superlative most Episcopal)
  1. Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa. Tags: not-comparable, usually Synonyms: Episcopalian [nonstandard], Piscy [informal]
    Sense id: en-Episcopal-en-adj-r4ng2BoP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anglicanism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Anglicanism: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Anglican

Noun [English]

Forms: Episcopals [plural]
Etymology: See episcopal. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Episcopal (plural Episcopals)
  1. (nonstandard) An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa. Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: Episcopalian
    Sense id: en-Episcopal-en-noun-bUUW2PuU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Anglican

Inflected forms

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