EPISCOPALIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Episcopalian mean? 

• EPISCOPALIAN (noun)
  The noun EPISCOPALIAN has 1 sense:

1. a member of the Episcopal church

  Familiarity information: EPISCOPALIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• EPISCOPALIAN (adjective)
  The adjective EPISCOPALIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church

  Familiarity information: EPISCOPALIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPISCOPALIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Episcopal church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Episcopalian" is a kind of...):

Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)

Holonyms ("Episcopalian" is a member of...):

Episcopal Church; Protestant Episcopal Church (United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury)

• EPISCOPALIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Episcopal; Episcopalian

Context example:

married by an Episcopalian minister

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Episcopal Church (United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury)