How to Use episcopal in a Sentence

episcopal

1 of 2 adjective
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Synonyms for episcopalnext
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Plymouth displayed the sign about two weeks and then took it down.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2017
  • Pilla would apologize, but the scandal would be the most painful time of his episcopal ministry.
    — David Briggs, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021
  • What the report shows is a pattern of episcopal behavior akin to a scaffold of their own making.
    — C.c. Pecknold, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • The Canons of The Episcopal Church require that any and all church conduct proceedings remain confidential for the sake of fairness and healing.
    — Tim Funk, charlotteobserver, 14 May 2017
  • The former Episcopal priest pleaded guilty last week to sexually assaulting a student while working at St. George’s School and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
    — Holly Ramer, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • Our United Methodist faculty, staff and students welcome her role as their episcopal leader.
    — Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The presiding bishop, Gregory V. Palmer, is required by church proceedings to set an episcopal trial date and select a jury.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Amid the wartime housing shortage, the couple, together with their four children, were immediately invited to move into the small upper floor of the episcopal palace in Salamanca where the Francos lived.
    — Jesús Palacios, Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
  • All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration.
    — Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, the Catholic Church, stripped of a papal role in episcopal appointments in China and with a diminished and demoralized underground, is left much more poorly positioned to survive the Xi era intact.
    — Nina Shea, National Review, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Pope Francis' episcopal philosophy has become more complicated than ever as the leader once commonly thought of as a solid progressive has become harder to categorize.
    — Fox News, 21 July 2022
  • An atheistic state now essentially controls all episcopal appointments in China.
    — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Wonder why there are windows celebrating two Confederate generals in an Episcopal cathedral.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 June 2017
  • The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees.
    — Fox News, 4 June 2022
  • Ascension Episcopal offensive lineman Michael Remondet also committed on Wednesday.
    — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Plymouth displayed the sign about two weeks and then took it down.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2017
  • Pilla would apologize, but the scandal would be the most painful time of his episcopal ministry.
    — David Briggs, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021
  • What the report shows is a pattern of episcopal behavior akin to a scaffold of their own making.
    — C.c. Pecknold, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • The Canons of The Episcopal Church require that any and all church conduct proceedings remain confidential for the sake of fairness and healing.
    — Tim Funk, charlotteobserver, 14 May 2017
  • The former Episcopal priest pleaded guilty last week to sexually assaulting a student while working at St. George’s School and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
    — Holly Ramer, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • Our United Methodist faculty, staff and students welcome her role as their episcopal leader.
    — Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The presiding bishop, Gregory V. Palmer, is required by church proceedings to set an episcopal trial date and select a jury.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Amid the wartime housing shortage, the couple, together with their four children, were immediately invited to move into the small upper floor of the episcopal palace in Salamanca where the Francos lived.
    — Jesús Palacios, Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
  • All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration.
    — Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, the Catholic Church, stripped of a papal role in episcopal appointments in China and with a diminished and demoralized underground, is left much more poorly positioned to survive the Xi era intact.
    — Nina Shea, National Review, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Pope Francis' episcopal philosophy has become more complicated than ever as the leader once commonly thought of as a solid progressive has become harder to categorize.
    — Fox News, 21 July 2022
  • An atheistic state now essentially controls all episcopal appointments in China.
    — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Wonder why there are windows celebrating two Confederate generals in an Episcopal cathedral.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 June 2017
  • The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees.
    — Fox News, 4 June 2022
  • Ascension Episcopal offensive lineman Michael Remondet also committed on Wednesday.
    — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 3 Aug. 2017
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Episcopal

2 of 2 noun
  • The scene was condemned at the time by the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
    — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Robinson is quick to point out that there have always been gay bishops in the Episcopal Church.
    — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • His daughter Charlotte was married in the Episcopal church in 1833, according to church records and as posted by Lowry on Facebook.
    — Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
  • Peter and Paul Episcopal Church in southeastern Portland, doing a brisk business at all hours.
    — Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington criticized Trump after the moment.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Attendance has been declining for years in the Episcopal Church and other faith traditions.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Anderson is the second commitment in Purdue’s 2025 class and the second player on this Parish Episcopal team to commit to the Boilermakers.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The cathedral belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington but is often used for national services.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The visit was announced by Peru’s Episcopal Conference on July 22.
    — Claudia Rebaza, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Once everyone was acquainted, the wedding party spent the next day preparing for the ceremony at St. George’s Episcopal Church, which was filled with white and green hydrangea and several varieties of roses and spray roses.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The 17-year-old rising senior at St. Paul’s Episcopal School started researching online about dwindling fish populations.
    — Mary Helene Hall | Mhall@al.com, al, 19 July 2023
  • In a program established for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, churches are called on to understand the risk their parishioners face — whether from earthquakes, extreme heat, flooding or wildfires — and then create a disaster-resilience program.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The esteemed organist retired from Portland’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in 2022.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The appeal for further rehabilitation at Episcopal Homes for Ms. Nathanson did not reverse their insurer’s denial, however.
    — Paula Span, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • He's attended various children's programs at his church, St. Barnabas Episcopal in Irvington.
    — Nancy Cutler, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Fletcher was the mother of two children and a teacher at St. Mary's Episcopal School.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The scene was condemned at the time by the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
    — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Robinson is quick to point out that there have always been gay bishops in the Episcopal Church.
    — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • His daughter Charlotte was married in the Episcopal church in 1833, according to church records and as posted by Lowry on Facebook.
    — Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
  • Peter and Paul Episcopal Church in southeastern Portland, doing a brisk business at all hours.
    — Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington criticized Trump after the moment.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Attendance has been declining for years in the Episcopal Church and other faith traditions.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Anderson is the second commitment in Purdue’s 2025 class and the second player on this Parish Episcopal team to commit to the Boilermakers.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The cathedral belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington but is often used for national services.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The visit was announced by Peru’s Episcopal Conference on July 22.
    — Claudia Rebaza, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Once everyone was acquainted, the wedding party spent the next day preparing for the ceremony at St. George’s Episcopal Church, which was filled with white and green hydrangea and several varieties of roses and spray roses.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The 17-year-old rising senior at St. Paul’s Episcopal School started researching online about dwindling fish populations.
    — Mary Helene Hall | Mhall@al.com, al, 19 July 2023
  • In a program established for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, churches are called on to understand the risk their parishioners face — whether from earthquakes, extreme heat, flooding or wildfires — and then create a disaster-resilience program.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The esteemed organist retired from Portland’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in 2022.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The appeal for further rehabilitation at Episcopal Homes for Ms. Nathanson did not reverse their insurer’s denial, however.
    — Paula Span, New York Times, 25 May 2024

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