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episcopal + noun
episcopal 通常作定语，表示“主教的”或“主教制的”，如 episcopal office（主教职位）。
The bishop has episcopal authority over the region.
这位主教对该地区拥有主教权力。
主教的；主教制的
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主教的；主教制的
of or relating to a bishop or bishops
The bishop has episcopal authority over the region.
这位主教对该地区拥有主教权力。
主教的；与主教事务有关的。
Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
圣公宗或圣公会的,尤指苏格兰圣公会、美国圣公会及菲律宾、西亚、南苏丹、非洲之角和北非大部分地区的圣公会。
Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
The episcopal palace is located beside the main cathedral.
主教宫位于主教堂旁边。
The bishop delivered his episcopal address to the assembled clergy.
主教向聚集的神职人员发表了主教讲话。
She grew up in a small town with a strong episcopal tradition.
她在一个具有浓厚主教传统的小镇长大。
episcopal 通常作定语，表示“主教的”或“主教制的”，如 episcopal office（主教职位）。
The bishop has episcopal authority over the region.
这位主教对该地区拥有主教权力。
the Episcopal Church 特指圣公会（尤指美国圣公会），首字母需大写；小写 episcopal 则指“主教的”。
She was baptized in the Episcopal Church.
她在圣公会接受了洗礼。
episcopal see 指主教辖区的正式说法，常见于教会历史或行政语境。
Canterbury is one of the oldest episcopal sees in England.
坎特伯雷是英格兰最古老的主教辖区之一。
Not this
The episcopal is speaking at the service.
Use this
The bishop is speaking at the service.
“episcopal”是形容词，不能直接用作名词指代人。指人时应用名词“bishop”（主教）或“Episcopalian”（圣公会信徒）。
Not this
She is an episcopal.
Use this
She is an Episcopalian.
表示某人属于圣公会时，应使用名词“Episcopalian”，而非形容词“episcopal”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
美国圣公会
She was baptized in the Episcopal Church.
她在美国圣公会受了洗礼。
主教教区
The city became an episcopal see in the Middle Ages.
这座城市在中世纪成为主教教区。
主教祝圣
The ceremony of episcopal ordination was held at the cathedral.
主教祝圣仪式在大教堂举行。
主教法衣
The bishop wore traditional episcopal vestments during the service.
主教在礼拜仪式上穿着传统的主教法衣。
主教府
The bishop received guests at his episcopal residence.
主教在他的主教府接待客人。
主教权威
He exercised his episcopal authority to resolve the dispute.
他行使主教权威来解决争端。
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把开头的 e 想成一顶主教冠，后面 piscopal 读起来像“批斯考普”，整体记“主教的；主教制的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教与神学文献、教会历史或正式公文 episcopal 是比较正式的用词，多用于宗教文献、教会历史或正式论述中，指与主教或主教制有关，也可指圣公会的；日常口语较少使用。
No common word rhymes exactly with episcopal (/iˈpiskəpəl/). Principal and municipal share only the final unstressed /pəl/; political ends in /ɪkəl/, not /pəl/, and is not a rhyme. Opal and telescope are spelling lookalikes but sound different: opal /ˈoʊpəl/ and telescope /ˈtelɪskoʊp/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.