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The African American's relationship to Africa has long been ambivalent, at least since the early nineteenth century, when 3,000 black men crowded into Bishop Richard Allen's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia to protest noisily a plan to recolonize free blacks in Africa.
Henry Louis Gates

Meaning of "Episcopal Church" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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Episcopal Church is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPISCOPAL CHURCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Episcopal Church

An episcopal church has bishops in its organisational structure which is called Episcopal polity. Episcopal Church may refer to: Anglican Communion ▪ Episcopal Church in the United States, Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe. ▪ Scottish Episcopal Church ▪ Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil ▪ Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba ▪ Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East ▪ Episcopal Church in the Philippines ▪ Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church ▪ Episcopal Church of the Sudan Continuing Anglican Movement ▪ Anglican Episcopal Church, U.S. ▪ Episcopal Missionary Church, U.S. ▪ Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church, U.S. ▪ Southern Episcopal Church, U.S. ▪ United Episcopal Church of North America, U.S. Anglican, Independent ▪ Free Protestant Episcopal Church, North America ▪ Reformed Episcopal Church, North and South America, Asia, Europe. Now closely associated with some of the Continuing Anglican churches. Methodist ▪ African Methodist Episcopal Church, U.S.

Definition of Episcopal Church in the English dictionary

The definition of Episcopal Church in the dictionary is an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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WORDS THAT END LIKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Anglican Church
Baptist Church
Catholic Church
Christchurch
church
collegiate church
Congregational Church
Dutch Reformed Church
Early Church
house church
lurch
megachurch
Methodist Church
New Church
Orthodox Church
parish church
Roman Catholic Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Saint Peter´s Church
States of the Church
United Reformed Church

Synonyms and antonyms of Episcopal Church in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Episcopal Church» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Find out the translation of Episcopal Church to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Episcopal Church from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Episcopal Church» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣公会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Iglesia Episcopal
570 millions of speakers

English

Episcopal Church
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिशप का चर्च
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكنيسة الأسقفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Епископальная церковь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Igreja Episcopal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এপিসোপাল চার্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Eglise épiscopale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gereja Episcopal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Episcopal Church
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

米国聖公会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성공회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gereja Episcopal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nhà thờ Tân giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயர் சர்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिस्कोपल चर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Episkopos Kilisesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chiesa Episcopale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kościół episkopalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Єпископальна церква
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Episcopal Church
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Επισκοπική Εκκλησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Anglikaanse Kerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Episcopal Church
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Episcopal Church
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Episcopal Church

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPAL CHURCH»

The term «Episcopal Church» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPISCOPAL CHURCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Episcopal Church

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4 QUOTES WITH «EPISCOPAL CHURCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Episcopal Church.
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Sandy Adams
I am a Christian. My husband and I belong to the Episcopal Church.
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Stephen Collins
I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church.
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Robert Fogel
No individual has done more to help me pursue a career in science than my wife of forty-five years. I met Enid Cassandra Morgan during the election campaign of 1948 when she was a Sunday school teacher, a leader of the youth organizations of St. Phillips Episcopal Church, and the head of Harlem Youth for the election of Henry Wallace.
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Henry Louis Gates
The African American's relationship to Africa has long been ambivalent, at least since the early nineteenth century, when 3,000 black men crowded into Bishop Richard Allen's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia to protest noisily a plan to recolonize free blacks in Africa.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPISCOPAL CHURCH»

Discover the use of Episcopal Church in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Episcopal Church and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its ...
An introduction to the Episcopal Church's history, structure, and beliefs. The perfect book for adult newcomers and adult education classes.
Christopher L. Webber, 1999
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Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church
The book carefully unpacks the Episcopal Church’s language of worship, theology, church structure, and sacraments, so that newcomers will have the vocabulary and framework to share their beliefs and practices, explore the Bible, ...
Jenifer Gamber, Bill Lewellis, 2009
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Looking at the Episcopal Church
Topics covered include the church’s symbols, customs, and practices, as well as its history, creeds, sacraments, and mission. The book also includes a leader’s guide in the appendix to assist in conducting confirmation instruction.
William Sydnor, 1990
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My Faith, My Life: A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church
This is the essential handbook for teens in the Episcopal Church - an excellent resource for confirmation classes, youth study groups, and high school Christian education programs.
Jenifer Gamber, 2006
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Unabashedly Episcopalian: Proclaiming the Good News of the ...
Episcopalians newly discovering their church home or long-time members who may have forgotten why they love the church will appreciate Unabashedly Episcopalian.
Andrew Doyle, 2012
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A Brief History of the Episcopal Church
All who are insterested in Americn church history and in the influence of the Espicopal Church on American history will find Holmes' book most enlightening.
David L. Holmes, 1993
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Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal ...
Methodist Episcopal Church. ILLINOIS CONFERENCE. 7. William Mavitt was born in Franklin county, Va., in the year 1780. He was married in the year 1801 ; and in 1804 removed to Smith county, West Tennessee. In -1808 he embraced ...
Methodist Episcopal Church, 1840
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Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal ...
In 1791 he was made a witness of justifying grace, and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was admitted on trial into the travelling ministry in 1794, and continued until, worn out by labour and affliction, he was returned ...
Methodist Episcopal Church. Conferences, 1840
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Continuing the Reformation: Re-Visioning Baptism in the ...
This book documents the Episcopal Church's developing focus on baptism within the context of the liturgical movement, the emerging understanding of the eucharist, prayer book revision, and the confirmation dilemma.
Ruth A. Meyers, 1997
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The Episcopal Church in Crisis: How Sex, the Bible, and ...
" "The book provides readers with an up-to-date account of the history of the crisis, an analysis of the conflicting arguments, and a contextual guide for understanding what might come next in this unfolding story."--BOOK JACKET.
Frank G. Kirkpatrick, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPISCOPAL CHURCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Episcopal Church is used in the context of the following news items.
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United States' Episcopal Church Rejects Boycott of Israeli Goods …
Salt Lake City—The General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States met in Salt Lake City Thursday, July 2, and rejected in a ... «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»
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Episcopal convention OKs marriage equality
He acknowledged that there were still a small number of conservatives in the Episcopal Church who could refuse to perform a same-sex ... «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
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Episcopal Church elects first black presiding bishop
In above photo: Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina waves to the crowd after being elected the Episcopal Church's first African-American ... «Winston-Salem Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Portsmouth's Trinity Episcopal Church gets a major overhaul
Roger Bertsehinger of Epiphany Studios Inc. installs storm protection over stained glass at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth on Tuesday, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Rev. Canon Michel Belt, rector of St. James Episcopal Church
Reverend Canon Michel Belt, rector of St. James Episcopal Church in New London, puts on his cross, as he prepares to lead the 10:00 a.m. ... «theday.com, Jul 15»
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Episcopal Church Votes To Withdraw Investments In Fossil Fuels
Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted to divest its holdings from fossil fuels on Friday, citing the fact that fossil fuel burning causes catastrophic ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
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US Episcopal Church faces backlash after approving gay 'marriage'
US Episcopal Church faces backlash after approving gay 'marriage' ... July 6, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) -- The bishops of the U.S. Episcopal Church ... «Lifesite, Jul 15»
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The Episcopal Church Will Marry Gays and Lesbians
The Episcopal Church voted to allow clergy to preside over religious ceremonies for same-sex couples as of November 1.“We commend and ... «Passport Magazine, Jul 15»
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Episcopal Church makes marriage more inclusive, Anglican head …
The 2-million-member Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly on July 1 to let gay and lesbian couples marry in the church's religious ... «The Christian Century, Jul 15»
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Episcopal Church votes to divest from fossil fuel holdings
NORTHAMPTON — In a growing economic trend that has found its way into the clergy, the Episcopal Church voted Thursday to divest from ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»

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