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.
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Episcopal
//əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩//
Synonyms for "episcopal" (28 found)
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Related words (14)
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- եպիսկոպոսյան adj (related to a bishop)
Czech
2 entries- biskupský adj (related to a bishop)
- episkopální adj (related to a bishop)
Danish
2 entries- biskoppelig adj (related to a bishop)
- episkopal adj (related to a bishop)
Dutch
2 entries- bisschoppelijk adj (related to a bishop)
- episcopaal adj (related to a bishop)
Finnish
1 entries- episkopaalinen adj (related to a bishop)
French
1 entries- épiscopal adj (related to a bishop)
Galician
1 entries- episcopal adj (related to a bishop)
German
1 entries- bischöflich adj (related to a bishop)
Greek
1 entries- επισκοπικός adj (related to a bishop)
Hungarian
2 entries- episzkopális adj (related to a bishop)
- püspöki adj (related to a bishop)
Icelandic
2 entries- biskupa adj (related to a bishop)
- biskuplegur adj (related to a bishop)
Ido
1 entries- episkopala adj (related to a bishop)
Italian
2 entries- episcopale adj (related to a bishop)
- vescovile adj (related to a bishop)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- biskoppelig adj (related to a bishop)
- episkopal adj (related to a bishop)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- biskoppeleg adj (related to a bishop)
- episkopal adj (related to a bishop)
Polish
1 entries- biskupi adj (related to a bishop)
Portuguese
2 entries- bispal adj (related to a bishop)
- episcopal adj (related to a bishop)
Russian
2 entries- епископальный adj (related to a bishop)
- епископский adj (related to a bishop)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- easbaigeach adj (related to a bishop)
Spanish
1 entries- episcopal adj (related to a bishop)
Swedish
2 entries- biskoplig adj (related to a bishop)
- episkopal adj (related to a bishop)
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6 total sentences available.
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
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