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Episcopal Church

DEFINITIONS OF: Episcopal Church

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n United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury

Synonyms:
Protestant Episcopal Church
Type of:
Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head

n an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland

Synonyms:
Episcopal Church of Scotland
Type of:
Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
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