different between clerical vs episcopal

English

Etymology

From Late Latin cl?ric?lis (“clerical”), from cl?ricus (“clergyman, priest”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kl???k?l/

Adjective

clerical (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to clerks or their work.
2. Of or relating to the clergy.

Derived terms

• clerical collar
• clerical error
• clericality
• clerical marriage

Related terms

• clergy
• clergyman
• cleric
• clerk

Translations

Noun

clerical (plural clericals)

1. A member of the clergy.

Further reading

• clerical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• clerical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin cl?ric?lis (“clerical”)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kl?.?i?kal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kle.?i?kal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

clerical (masculine and feminine plural clericals)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• clericalisme

Further reading

• “clerical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “clerical” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “clerical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clerical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin cl?ric?lis (“clerical”)

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• clericalismo

Related terms

• clero

Further reading

• “clerical” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin cl?ric?lis (“clerical”), from cl?ricus (“clergyman, priest”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kl?.?i.?ka?/
• Hyphenation: cle?ri?cal

Adjective

clerical (plural clericais, comparable)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• anticlerical
• clericalismo

Related terms

• clero

Further reading

• “clerical” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French clérical, from Latin clericalis.

Adjective

clerical m or n (feminine singular clerical?, masculine plural clericali, feminine and neuter plural clericale)

1. clerical

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cl?ric?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kle?i?kal/, [kle.?i?kal]

Adjective

clerical (plural clericales)

1. (relational) clergy; clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• anticlerical
• clericalismo

Related terms

• clérigo

Further reading

• “clerical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle English episcopal, from Late Latin episcop?lis, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (epískopos, “watchman, overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?s.k?.pl?/

Adjective

episcopal (comparative more episcopal, superlative most episcopal)

1. Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.

Related terms

• episcopacy
• episcopalian
• Episcopalian
• episcopy

Translations

See also

• episcope (unrelated)

Anagrams

• coapplies

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin episcop?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.pis.ko?pal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.pis.ku?pal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.pis.ko?pal/

Adjective

episcopal (masculine and feminine plural episcopals)

1. episcopal

Further reading

• “episcopal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “episcopal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “episcopal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “episcopal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin episcop?lis

Adjective

episcopal m or f (plural episcopais, comparable)

1. (ecclesiastical) episcopal (relating to bishops)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French épiscopal and Latin episcop?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e.pis.ko?pal/

Adjective

episcopal m or n (feminine singular episcopal?, masculine plural episcopali, feminine and neuter plural episcopale)

1. episcopal

Declension

Related terms

• arhiepiscop
• episcop
• episcopie

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin episcop?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /episko?pal/, [e.pis.ko?pal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e?pis?co?pal

Adjective

episcopal (plural episcopales)

1. episcopal

Derived terms

• arquiepiscopal

Further reading

• “episcopal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.