Part 793

E*pis`co*pa"li*an (?), a. Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.

E*pis`co*pa"li*an, n. One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

E*pis`co*pa"li*an*ism (?), n. The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.

E*pis"co*pal*ly (?), adv. By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.

E*pis"co*pant (?), n. A bishop. [Obs.] Milton.

E*pis`co*pa"ri*an (?), a. Episcopal. [R.] Wood.

E*pis"co*pate (?), n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopat. See Bishop.] 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.

2. The collective body of bishops.

3. The time of a bishop's rule.

E*pis"co*pate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]

Feeding the flock episcopating.

Milton.

E*pis"co*pi*cide (?), n. [L. episcopus bishop + caedere to kill.] The killing of a bishop.

E*pis"co*pize (?), v. t. To make a bishop of by consecration. Southey.

E*pis"co*pize, v. i. To perform the duties of a bishop.

E*pis"co*py (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?;. See Bishop.] 1. Survey; superintendence. [Obs.] Milton.

2. Episcopacy. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Ep`i*sep"al*ous (?), a. [Pref. epi- + sepal.] (Bot.) Growing on the sepals or adnate to them.

Ep`i*skel"e*tal (?), a. [Pref. epi- + skeleletal.] (Anat.) Above or outside of the endoskeleton; epaxial.

Ep`i*so"dal (?), a. Same as Episodic.

Ep"i*sode (?), n. [Gr. &?; a coming in besides, &?; episode; &?; into, besides + &?; a coming in, &?; into + &?; way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode.] (Rhet.) A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.

Ep`i*so"di*al (?), a. Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic.

{ Ep`i*so"dic (?), Ep`i*so"dic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. épisodique. See Episode.] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. -- Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly, adv.

Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait.

H. James.

||Ep`i*spa"di*as (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &?; to draw, rend.] (Med.) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.

Ep"i*spas"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to draw to, attract; &?; to + &?; to draw: cf. F. épispastique.] (Med.) Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.

Ep"i*spas"tic, n. (Med.) An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.