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Anglican Communion vs Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church vs Anglican Communion

Anglican Communion and Episcopal Church both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Anglican Communion Yes No No No
Episcopal Church Yes No No No
As nouns, Episcopal Church is a hyponym of Anglican Communion; that is, Episcopal Church is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Anglican Communion:
  • Anglican Communion: 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 Communion include Protestant Episcopal Church, Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church of Scotland.
Anglican Communion (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 Communion and Episcopal Church

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