different between priestly vs episcopal

English

Etymology

From Middle English prestly; equivalent to priest +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?i?stli/

Adjective

priestly (comparative more priestly or priestlier, superlative most priestly or priestliest)

1. Of or relating to priests; order of the priests; high religious position.
2. Having the appearance of or resembling a priest.

Synonyms

• hieratic (Grecian)
• sacerdotal (Latinate)

Translations

Anagrams

• spritely

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.