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St. Margaret's Episcopal Church - Glossary

bish·op: 'bi-sh&p
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bisshop, from Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos, literally, overseer, from epi- + skeptesthai to look
Date: before 12th century
1 : one having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision: as a : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese b : any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy c : a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood

di·o·cese: 'dI-&-s&s, -"sEs, -"sEz
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural di·o·ces·es /'dI-&-s&-s&z, -"sE-z&z, ÷'dI-&-"sEz/
Etymology: Middle English diocise, from Middle French, from Late Latin diocesis, alteration of dioecesis, from Latin, administrative division, from Greek dioikEsis administration, administrative division, from dioikein to keep house, govern, from dia- + oikein to dwell, manage, from oikos house
Date: 14th century
: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- di·oc·e·san /dI-'ä-s&-s&n also 'dI-&-"sE-s^&n/ adjective

epis·co·pal Pronunciation: i-'pis-k&-p&l, -b&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin episcopalis, from episcopus bishop
Date: 15th century
1 : of or relating to a bishop
2 : of, having, or constituting government by bishops
3 capitalized : of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church representing the Anglican communion in the U.S.

par·ish Pronunciation: 'par-ish
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English parisshe, from Middle French parroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikia, from paroikos Christian, from Greek, stranger, from para- + oikos house
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor (2) : the residents of such an area b British : a subdivision of a county often coinciding with an original ecclesiastical parish and constituting the unit of local government
2 : a local church community composed of the members or constituents of a Protestant church

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