[syn: episcopal, pontifical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
F. ['e]piscopal. See Bishop.]
1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
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2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal
jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Episcopal
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal
church; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an
Episcopalian minister" [syn: Episcopal, Episcopalian]
2: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
[syn: episcopal, pontifical]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "episcopal":
abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular,
capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopalian,
evangelistic, ministerial, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic,
priest-ridden, priestish, priestly, rabbinic, sacerdotal,
ultramontane