Episcopalian

From Episcopal +‎ -ian.

Episcopalian (plural Episcopalians)

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.

   Synonyms: (nonstandard) Episcopal, (informal) Piscy

   Hypernym: Anglican

   I was raised an Episcopalian but no longer belong to a church.

   • 2012 December 14, Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Zdanowicz, “Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 December 2013:

     Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season.

   • 2019 August 16, Daniel Burke, “How Pete Buttigieg found God”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 October 2021:

     But on that Sunday it was filled with Episcopalians from around the country who had traveled to South Bend to attend his campaign launch.

2. (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.

Episcopalian (not generally comparable, comparative more Episcopalian, superlative most Episcopalian)

1. (somewhat nonstandard) Of 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.

   Synonym: Episcopal

   Hypernym: Anglican

   • 2019 August 16, Daniel Burke, “How Pete Buttigieg found God”, in CNN‎^[3], archived from the original on 22 October 2021:

     The cathedral is part of the Episcopal Church, the American branch of Anglicanism. Considered the "church of the establishment" for much of American history -- 11 US presidents have been Episcopalian -- the church of late has been known as a forerunner of progressive theology.

2. (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.

• The noun Episcopalian is typically used to refer to individual adherents of Episcopal churches, whereas Episcopal normally serves only as an adjective. While the adjectival use of Episcopalian has become more frequent in recent years, authorities generally regard it as nonstandard and it remains uncommon in formal contexts.

• Donald S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors (2000), “Episcopalian”, in An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians, New York: Church Publishing, →ISBN, page 186.
• Paula Froke, Anna Jo Bratton, Jeff McMillan, Pia Sarkar, Jerry Schwartz, and Raghuram Vadarevu, editors (2020), The Associated Press Stylebook, 55th edition, Associated Press.
• Bryan A. Garner (2016) Garner's Modern English Usage, 4th edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 340.