Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The church in the United States that is in communion with the Church of England.
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- noun Any
Church whose organization is based aroundbishops ; but especially any Church of theAnglican Communion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
- noun an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
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Examples
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That's the core of Bates' argument, which is really a summary of what he calls The Episcopal Church's argument.
Archive 2007-03-01 Mike L 2007
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That's the core of Bates' argument, which is really a summary of what he calls The Episcopal Church's argument.
Same-sex marriage: back to square one Mike L 2007
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The congregation called the Episcopal Church's demand "mean-spirited" and an attempt to deny "the freedom of religious affiliation."
Twenty-First Century Excommunication Mollie Ziegler Hemingway 2011
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The Episcopal Church is the U.S. body in the 77 million-member Anglican Communion, a group of churches that trace their roots to the missionary work of the Church of England.
Eugene Robinson, First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop, To Retire In 2013 AP 2010
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The Episcopal Church is the U.S. body in the 77 million-member Anglican Communion, a group of churches that trace their roots to the missionary work of the Church of England.
Eugene Robinson, First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop, To Retire In 2013 AP 2010
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The law is clear: the Episcopal Church is a hierarchical church and as such all diocesan and parish property is held in trust for the national church.
Breakaway Fort Worth group responds to Episcopal Church lawsuit | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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Virginia is one of the founders of The Episcopal Church, which is actually called the Foreign and Domestic Missionary Society.
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And I think that's part of the blessing of the Episcopal Church, which is that we can be together and have different opinions about how to move forward.
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This week the Anglican Communion (comprised of The Church of England and those churches around the world in agreement with the Archbishop of Canterbury, including what's known as the Episcopal Church in the US) saw a significant faction break off from its base to form a new denomination.
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard: Who Will be the History Makers? 2009
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(The Episcopal Church is the American branch of the Anglican Communion, a worldwide church that has 80 million members.)
Family Feud 2009
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