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Definition of Protestant episcopal church
1. Noun. United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury.
Generic synonyms: Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church Of England
Member holonyms: Episcopalian
Examples of category: Vicar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protestant Episcopal Church
Literary usage of Protestant episcopal church
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Broad Church party, however, have remained in the protestant episcopal church,
and of late years have seriously affected its attitude towards such ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"protestant episcopal church. High church or low church? Outlook. ... Protestant
episcopal church In Africa. American church on the west coast of Africa. ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Broad Church party, however, have remained in the protestant episcopal church,
and of late years have seriously affected its attitude towards such ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Broad Church party, however, have remained in the protestant episcopal church,
and of late years have seriously affected its attitude towards such ..."
5. A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church by Nathan Bangs (1838)
"For in fact, in organizing the Methodist Episcopal Church he did not separate
either from the English or protestant episcopal church; for that Church had no ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the protestant episcopal church in
the United States, New York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society, ..."
7. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"REFORMED EPISCOPALIANS: The Reformed Episcopal Church formally separated from
the protestant episcopal church, under the leadership of Bishop George David ..."