episcopalian
/əˌpɪskəˈpeɪliən/adjective, noun
episcopalian is spelled E-P-I-S-C-O-P-A-L-I-A-N: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, episcopalian means “episcopal: pertaining to a bishop of any church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in episcopalian?
| Letters | 12: E-P-I-S-C-O-P-A-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is episcopalian?
Episcopalian appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce episcopalian?
- UK /ɪpɪskəpeɪliən/
- UK /ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən/
- US /əˌpɪskəˈpeɪliən/
Episcopalian has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-episcopalian.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Gt59514-episcopalian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of episcopalian
- more episcopalian comparative
- most episcopalian superlative
- episcopalians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does episcopalian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
episcopal: pertaining to a bishop of any church
A bishop is entitled to certain episcopalian privileges.
- 2
Episcopalian
noun
- 1
Episcopalian
noun
- 1
An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
I was raised an Episcopalian but no longer belong to a church.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
adjective
- 1
nonstandardOf or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does episcopalian come from?
From episcopal + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).