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词汇 episcopal
释义 episcopal
adjective
 formaluk /ɪˈpɪs.kə.pəl/ us /ɪˈpɪs.kə.pəl/
of or relating to a bishop or a Church that is directed by bishops主教的;主教管辖的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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anti-papal
apostolic
archbishop
archbishopric
archdeacon
clerically
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curacy
curate
minister
ministry
muezzin
mullah
non-clerical
priestly
primate
rabbi
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the Dalai Lama
the priesthood
Examples from literature

It is the only episcopal city whose cathedral was left standing in the rage of Reformation. 
Monasteries sought to be independent of all foreign control and of episcopal jurisdiction. 
One day a troop of hungry beggars came crowding to the episcopal palace crying for food. 
The arbitration of bishops had the force of positive law, and judges were instructed to execute the episcopal decrees. 
The town was for several centuries an episcopal see. 

Episcopal | American Dictionary


Episcopal
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ɪˈpɪs·kə·pəl/
of a Christian religious group that is one of the Protestant churches:
an Episcopal church/minister

Episcopalian


noun[ C ]us/ɪˌpɪs·kəˈpeɪl·jən/
George is an Episcopalian.

Episcopalian


adjective[ not gradable ]us/ɪˌpɪs·kəˈpeɪl·jən/

Examples of episcopal


episcopal
The diocesan revival was introduced by more frequent episcopal and archidiaconal visitations and more ambitious charges, as means of promoting reforms and countering criticisms.
What mattered to him was the establishment of his episcopal authority at the expense of that of the martyrs.
The introductory essay provides a vivid account of some of the last abbesses and prioresses drawn mainly from episcopal and archiepiscopal visitation records.
Indeed, the small print of the 1926 episcopal suspension made clear that the means to grace were being decentralised, even laicised, not callously withdrawn.
As civic communes increasingly competed with episcopal authority, tensions were focused in the sites and structures of these buildings.
The figure of 120 days is odd : it may reflect a combination of episcopal grants, or alternatively a papal grant.
In later centuries, episcopal tombs abandoned most distinguishing features except dress.
The homilist's preoccupation with episcopal authority provides a further clue.
Indeed, his stance also fits comfortably within his overall view of the episcopal office.
Cyprian, on the other hand, assumed that the ratio still required episcopal endorsement.
Much of this territory is familiar : the royal supremacy gave monarchs power to make episcopal office dependent on the king's pleasure.
Under each bishop were carved the coats of arms of his family and of his episcopal see.
According to her analysis, the intrinsic tensions of episcopal office are mirrored by the limited utility of traditional literary models.
It was quickly undermined by several of his archdeacons, on resuming their authority once the episcopal visitation was over.
Throughout the 1640s, negotiations for peace centred on religious issues and especially the episcopal government of the church.
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