episcopal
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcopālis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]episcopal (comparative more episcopal, superlative most episcopal)
- 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.
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]- episcope (unrelated)
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin episcopālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.pis.kuˈpal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.pis.koˈpal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [e.pis.koˈpal]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
[edit]episcopal m or f (masculine and feminine plural episcopals)
Further reading
[edit]- “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)
Portuguese
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Learned borrowing from Late Latin episcopālis.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: e‧pis‧co‧pal
Adjective
[edit]episcopal m or f (plural episcopais)
- (ecclesiastical) episcopal (relating to bishops)
Further reading
[edit]- “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
Romanian
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Borrowed from French épiscopal, and a learned borrowing from Latin episcopālis. By surface analysis, episcop + -al.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]episcopal m or n (feminine singular episcopală, masculine plural episcopali, feminine/neuter plural episcopale)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | episcopal | episcopală | episcopali | episcopale | ||
| definite | episcopalul | episcopala | episcopalii | episcopalele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | episcopal | episcopale | episcopali | episcopale | ||
| definite | episcopalului | episcopalei | episcopalilor | episcopalelor | |||
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[edit]Spanish
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Learned borrowing from Late Latin episcopālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /episkoˈpal/ [e.pis.koˈpal]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: e‧pis‧co‧pal
Adjective
[edit]episcopal m or f (masculine and feminine plural episcopales)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
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