episcopal

From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/

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episcopal (comparative more episcopal, superlative most episcopal)

1. Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
   • 1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies‎^[1], 4th edition, volume 2, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 310:

     Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.

• episcopacy
• episcopalian
• Episcopalian
• Episcopalianism
• episcopy

• episcope (unrelated)

• coapplies

Borrowed from Late Latin episcopālis.

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.pis.kuˈpal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.pis.koˈpal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [e.pis.koˈpal]

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episcopal m or f (masculine and feminine plural episcopals)

1. episcopal

• “episcopal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “episcopal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “episcopal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “episcopal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Borrowed from Late Latin episcopālis.

• Hyphenation: e‧pis‧co‧pal

episcopal m or f (plural episcopais)

1. (ecclesiastical) episcopal (relating to bishops)

• “episcopal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “episcopal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French épiscopal and Latin episcopālis. Equivalent to episcop +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /ˌe.pis.koˈpal/

episcopal m or n (feminine singular episcopală, masculine plural episcopali, feminine/neuter plural episcopale)

1. episcopal

• arhiepiscop
• episcop
• episcopie

Borrowed from Late Latin episcopālis.

• IPA^(key): /episkoˈpal/ [e.pis.koˈpal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧pis‧co‧pal

episcopal m or f (masculine and feminine plural episcopales)

1. episcopal

• “episcopal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025