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nonepiscopal — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nonepiscopal — adj.; nonepiscopally, adv. * * * … Universalium
nonepiscopal — non·episcopal … English syllables
nonepiscopal — | ̷ ̷+ adjective : not episcopal * * * adj.; nonepiscopally, adv … Useful english dictionary
cathedral — cathedrallike, adj. /keuh thee dreuhl/, n. 1. the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop s throne. 2. (in nonepiscopal denominations) any of various important churches. adj. 3. pertaining to or containing a bishop s throne. 4.… … Universalium
free church — 1. (sometimes caps.) a church free from state control. Cf. established church. 2. (sometimes caps.) a dissenting or nonconforming church. 3. (caps.) Also, Free Kirk. (in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in … Universalium
Methodism — /meth euh diz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists. 2. (l.c.) the act or practice of working, proceeding, etc., according to some method or system. 3. (l.c.) an excessive use of or preoccupation… … Universalium
United Methodist Church — 1. the largest denomination of the Methodist church in the U.S., formed in 1939 from the merger of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church, with the addition in 1968 of the… … Universalium
Wesleyan Church — ▪ American Protestantism U.S. Protestant church, organized in 1968 by the merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America and the Pilgrim Holiness Church. The Wesleyan Methodist Church originated in 1843 after members of the Methodist… … Universalium
cathedral — ca•the•dral [[t]kəˈθi drəl[/t]] n. 1) rel the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop s throne 2) rel (in nonepiscopal denominations) any of various important churches 3) rel pertaining to or containing a bishop s throne 4) rel… … From formal English to slang
