Episcopal
Stateside Church of England
Episcopal refers to governance by bishops, from the Greek word for overseer.
The Episcopal Church is the American branch of the Anglican Communion, descended from the Church of England.
As an adjective, episcopal describes anything relating to bishops or their authority: episcopal vestments, episcopal jurisdiction.
An Episcopalian is a member of the Episcopal Church.
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- synodChurch governing assembly
- prelateSenior church official
- seePerceive with eyes
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
jurisdiction · vestry · rector · vicar · curate · archdeacon · suffragan · canon
Church of England member
- AnglicanismEnglish Protestant denomination
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- ProtestantismReformation-era Christian movement
- MethodistProtestant denomination member
Methodism · Lutheran · Lutheranism · Presbyterian · Presbyterianism · Baptist · Unitarian · Quaker
Sacramental bread and wine
- communionProfound shared closeness
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
- vespersEvening devotional service
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
Book of Common Prayer · collect · canticle · lectionary · litany · creed · antiphon · magnificat
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
hierarchy · jurisdiction · vestry · rector · vicar · curate · archdeacon · suffragan · canon · deacon
Anglican
Church of England member
- AnglicanismEnglish Protestant denomination
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- ProtestantismReformation-era Christian movement
Methodist · Methodism · Lutheran · Lutheranism · Presbyterian · Presbyterianism · Baptist · Unitarian · Quaker · Catholic
Eucharist
Sacramental bread and wine
evensong · Book of Common Prayer · collect · canticle · lectionary · litany · creed · antiphon · magnificat · rite
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
transept · sanctuary · pulpit · sacristy · chapel · narthex · apse · baptistry · steeple · parish hall
cassock
Full-length clerical garment
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
- chasubleLiturgical overgarment for clergy
- stoleTook without permission
alb · cope · vestment · mitre · cincture · maniple · humeral · biretta · clerical collar · purple
- Christian GroupsBaptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian
- Mainline ProtestantsPresbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, United Methodist, Anglican
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- ProtestantismLutheran, Protestantism, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
- American ProtestantismBaptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, evangelical
Episcopalcongregational
Of member-governed worship communities
Presbyterian · non-hierarchical · autonomous · independent · Baptist
Episcopalevangelical
Zealously advocating beliefs
Pentecostal · Baptist · charismatic · fundamentalist · nondenominational