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Anglican Church vs Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church vs Anglican Church

Anglican Church and Episcopal Church both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Anglican Church Yes No No No
Episcopal Church Yes No No No
As nouns, Episcopal Church is a hyponym of Anglican Church; that is, Episcopal Church is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Anglican Church:
  • Anglican Church: the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
  • Episcopal Church: United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
Other hyponyms of Anglican Church include Protestant Episcopal Church, Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church of Scotland.
Anglican Church (noun) Episcopal Church (noun)
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
Difference between Anglican Church and Episcopal Church

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