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English Dictionary: Episcopal by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Episcopal
adj
  1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister"
    Synonym(s): Episcopal, Episcopalian
  2. denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
    Synonym(s): episcopal, pontifical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
      F. [82]piscopal. See {Bishop}.]
      1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
  
      2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal
            jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
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