episcopal

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church

   “the Episcopal hierarchy”

   “married by an Episcopalian minister”

   SynonymsEpiscopalian

   religion

2. 2.

   denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

   Synonymspontifical

Questions about episcopal

What does episcopal mean?

episcopal means "of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in episcopal?

episcopal has 4 syllables: e-pis-co-pal. The stress falls on "pis". In IPA it is /ɪˈpɪskəpəl/.

What is another word for episcopal?

Close synonyms include Episcopalian, pontifical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is episcopal a common word?

episcopal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.