A person who advocates for or practices episcopal church governance; sometimes used as an alternative term for Episcopalian.
From episcopal + -arian (one who practices or believes in). Similar to Episcopalian but emphasizing the ideological commitment to the principle of episcopal government.
The distinction between 'Episcopalian' (a member of the church) and 'episcoparian' (a believer in the principle) matters to scholars—you could be episcoparian in your beliefs even if your church isn't technically Episcopal.
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