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episcopalian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | episcopal |
episcopalian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protestant |
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episcopalian
Episcopalian by birth, Presbyterian by temperament, Quaker in abstention, secular to the bone.
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The episcopalian group usually did not attend the sessions, because the king had not authorized them.
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It was then applied to Scottish presbyterian rebels who were against the King's episcopalian order in Scotland.
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But matters were still complicated by a considerable, though declining, number of episcopalian incumbents holding the parish churches.
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Congregationalist churches implement different schemes, but the officers usually have less authority than in the presbyterian or episcopalian forms.
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In Scotland, his supporters on the Parliament of Scotland increased attempts to force the Covenanters to renounce their faith and accept episcopalian rule of the church by the monarch.
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- A member of the Episcopal church
- (episcopalianism) the theological doctrine of church government by bishops
- (episcopal) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- (Episcopal (united states)) The Episcopal Church is the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States, Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe. ...
- (episcopal) Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches
- (Episcopalianism) n. A most interesting combination of Catholic and Protestant, quite effectively combining the worst of both worlds.
- (episcopal) Having a government vested in bishops
- The style of church practice characterised by having bishops. In USA = Anglican.
- This system of church government views the bishop as the principal officer. Decisions are made at levels higher than the local church, but common sense often dictates that the will of GOD and the opinions of members should be given prayerful consideration.
