English-Thai Dictionary
episcopacy
N การปกครองค ณะสงฆ์ โดย สังฆนายก เช่น ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ นิกาย โรมันคาทอลิก bishopric kan-pok-krong-ka-na-song-doi-sang-ka-na-yok-chen-nai-sad-sa-na-krid-ni-kai-ro-man-ka-to-lik
episcopal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ สังฆนายก kiao-kab-sang-ka-na-yok
episcopalian
A เกี่ยวกับ คริสต์ นิกาย โปร แตส แตน ด์ ของ Anglican Church ประจำชาติ อังกฤษ
episcopate
N คณะ สังฆนายก episcopacy sang-ka-na-yok
episcopate
N ตำแหน่ง ของ สังฆนายก สำนักงาน ของ สังฆนายก tam-nang-kong-sang-ka-na-yok
episcopate
N เขต ปกครอง หรือ เขต รับผิดชอบ ของ สังฆนายก episcopacy ked-pok-krong-rue-ked-rab-pid-chob-kong-sang-ka-na-yok
episiotomy
N การ ตัด เพื่อ ขยาย ปาก ช่องคลอด ใน การ คลอดลูก kan-tad-puea-ka-yai-pak-chong-klod-nai-kan-klod-luk
episode
N ตอน ฉาก บท chapter passage scene ton
epistaxis
N ภาวะ เลือดกำเดา ออก
epistemology
N การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ ทฤษฎี ของ ธรรมชาติ และ ความรู้ ปรัชญา วิทยา แขนง หนึ่ง kan-suek-sa-kiao-kab-trued-sa-de-kong-tam-ma-chad-lae-kwam-ru
episternum
N กระดูก สัน อก ส่วน บน
epistle
N จดหมาย ที่ เป็นทางการ (มัก มี เนื้อความ เกี่ยวกับ การ สอนสั่ง (คำ ทางการ letter script jod-mai-ti-pen-tang-kan
epistler
N ผู้ เขียนจดหมาย หรือ สาร
epistolary
A เกี่ยวกับ จดหมาย
epistoler
N ผู้เขียน หรือ อ่าน จดหมาย ผู้ ร้องเพลง หรือ สวดมนต์ จาก ใน จดหมาย
epistolical
A เกี่ยวกับ จดหมาย epistolic
epistyle
N ขอบ ประตู หรือ หน้าต่าง architrave
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EPISCOPACY
n.[L. episcopatus; Gr. to inspect, to see. See Bishop. ] Government of the church by bishops; that form of ecclesiastical government, in which diocesan bishops are established, as distinct from and superior to priests or presbyters.
EPISCOPAL
a.Belonging to or vested in bishops or prelates; as episcopal jurisdiction; episcopal authority. 1. Governed by bishops; as the episcopal church.
EPISCOPALIAN
a.Pertaining to bishops or government by bishops; episcopal.
EPISCOPALIAN
n.One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline.
EPISCOPALLY
adv. By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
EPISCOPATE
n.A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. 1. The order of bishops.
EPISCOPATE
v.i.To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
EPISCOPY
n.Survey; superintendence; search.
EPISODE
n.[From the Gr. ] In poetry, a separate incident, story or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related in the poem; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.
EPISODIC, EPISODICAL
a.Pertaining to an episode; contained in an episode or digression.
EPISODICALLY
adv. By way of episode.
EPISPASTIC
a.[Gr. to draw. ] In medicine, drawing; attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.
EPISPASTIC
n.A topical remedy, applied to the external part of the body, for the purpose of drawing the humors to the part, or exciting action in the skin; a blister.
EPISTILBITE
n.A mineral, said to be the same as the heulandite.
EPISTLE
n.epis'l. [L. epistola; Gr. to send to; to send. ] A writing, directed or sent, communicating intelligence to a distant person; a letter; a letter missive. It is rarely used in familiar conversation or writings, but chiefly in solemn or formal transactions. It is used particularly in speaking of the letters of the Apostles, as the epistles of Paul; and of other letters written by the ancients, as the epistles of Pliny or of Cicero.
EPISTLER
n.A writer of epistles. [Little used. ] 1. Formerly, one who attended the communion table and read the epistles.
EPISTOLARY
a.Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; familiar; as an epistolary style. 1. Contained in letters; carried on by letters; as an epistolary correspondence.
EPISTOLIC, EPISTOLICAL
a.Pertaining to letters or epistles. 1. Designating the method of representing ideas by letters and words.
EPISTOLIZE
v.i.To write epistles or letters.
EPISTOLIZER
n.A writer of epistles.
EPISTOLOGRAPHIC
a.Pertaining to the writing of letters.
EPISTOLOGRAPHY
n.[Gr. a letter, to write. ] The art or practice of writing letters.
EPISTROPHE, EPISTROPHY
n.[Gr. a return. ] A figure, in rhetoric, in which several successive sentences end with the same word or affirmation.
EPISTYLE
n.[Gr. a column. ] In ancient architecture, a term used by the Greeks for what is now called the architrave, a massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately over the capital of a column or pillar.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EPISCOPACY
E *pis "co *pa *cy, n. Etym: [See Episcopate. ]
Defn: Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.
EPISCOPAL
E *pis "co *pal, a. Etym: [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf. F.épiscopal. See Bishop. ]
1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
EPISCOPALIAN
EPISCOPALIAN E *pis `co *pa "li *an, a.
Defn: Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
EPISCOPALIAN
EPISCOPALIAN E *pis `co *pa "li *an, n.
Defn: 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.
EPISCOPALIANISM
EPISCOPALIANISM E *pis `co *pa "li *an *ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.
EPISCOPALLY
EPISCOPALLY E *pis "co *pal *ly, adv.
Defn: By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
EPISCOPANT
EPISCOPANT E *pis "co *pant, n.
Defn: A bishop. [Obs. ] Milton.
EPISCOPARIAN
EPISCOPARIAN E *pis `co *pa "ri *an, a.
Defn: Episcopal. [R.] Wood.
EPISCOPATE
E *pis "co *pate, n. Etym: [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.
EPISCOPATE
E *pis "co *pate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n.Episcopating.]
Defn: To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs. ] Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton.
EPISCOPICIDE
E *pis "co *pi *cide, n. Etym: [L. episcopus bishop + caedere to kill. ]
Defn: The killing of a bishop.
EPISCOPIZE
EPISCOPIZE E *pis "co *pize, v. t.
Defn: To make a bishop of by consecration. Southey.
EPISCOPIZE
EPISCOPIZE E *pis "co *pize, v. i.
Defn: To perform the duties of a bishop.
EPISCOPY
E *pis "co *py, n. Etym: [Gr. Bishop. ]
1. Survey; superintendence. [Obs. ] Milton.
2. Episcopacy. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor.
EPISEPALOUS
Ep `i *sep "al *ous, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + sepal. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Growing on the sepals or adnate to them.
EPISKELETAL
Ep `i *skel "e *tal, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + skeleletal.] (Anat. )
Defn: Above or outside of the endoskeleton; epaxial.
EPISODAL
EPISODAL Ep `i *so "dal, a.
Defn: Same as Episodic.
EPISODE
Ep "i *sode, n. Etym: [Gr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode.] (Rhet.)
Defn: 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.
EPISODIAL
EPISODIAL Ep `i *so "di *al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic.
EPISODIC; EPISODICAL
Ep `i *so "dic, Ep `i *so "dic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épisodique. See Episode. ]
Defn: 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.
EPISPADIAS
Ep `i *spa "di *as, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
EPISPASTIC
Ep "i *spas "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. épispastique.] (Med. )
Defn: Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.
EPISPASTIC
EPISPASTIC Ep "i *spas "tic, n. (Med. )
Defn: An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.
EPISPERM
Ep "i *sperm, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. épisperme.] (Bot. )
Defn: The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See Testa.
EPISPERMIC
EPISPERMIC Ep `i *sper "mic, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Pertaining, or belonging, to the episperm, or covering of a seed.
EPISPORE
Ep "i *spore, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + spore. ] (Bot. )
Defn: The thickish outer coat of certain spores.
EPISTAXIS
Ep `i *stax "is, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: Bleeding at the nose.
EPISTEMOLOGY
E *pis `te *mol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy. ]
Defn: The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.
EPISTERNAL
EPISTERNAL Ep `i *ster "nal, a. (Anat. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the episternum.
EPISTERNUM
Ep `i *ster "num, n.; pl. Episterna. Etym: [NL. See Epi-, and Sternum. ]
1. (Anat. ) (a ) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. (b ) Same as Epiplastron.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.
EPISTILBITE
Ep `i *stil "bite, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + stilbite. ] (Min. )
Defn: A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
EPISTLE
E *pis "tle, n. Etym: [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L.epistola, fr. Gr. epistle, epistre, F. épître. See Stall. ]
1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters. A madman's epistles are no gospels. Shak.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles. Epistle side, the right side of an altar or church to a person looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. R. Browning.
EPISTLE
EPISTLE E *pis "tle, v. t.
Defn: To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs. ] Milton.
EPISTLER
EPISTLER E *pis "tler, n.
1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New Testament. M. Arnold.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the communion service.
EPISTOLAR
EPISTOLAR E *pis "to *lar, a.
Defn: Epistolary. Dr. H. More.
EPISTOLARY
E *pis "to *la *ry, a. Etym: [L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F.épistolaire. ]
1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.
2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. "Epistolary correspondence. " Addison.
EPISTOLEAN
EPISTOLEAN Ep `is *to "le *an, n.
Defn: One who writes epistles; a correspondent. Mary Cowden Clarke.
EPISTOLER
EPISTOLER E *pis "to *ler, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler.
EPISTOLET
EPISTOLET E *pis "to *let, n.
Defn: A little epistle. Lamb.
EPISTOLIC; EPISTOLICAL
Ep `is *tol "ic, Ep `is *tol "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. epistolicus, Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.
EPISTOLIZE
EPISTOLIZE E *pis "to *lize, v. i.
Defn: To write epistles.
EPISTOLIZER
EPISTOLIZER E *pis "to *li `zer, n.
Defn: A writer of epistles.
EPISTOLOGRAPHIC
E *pis `to *lo *graph "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. épistolographique.]
Defn: Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. Epistolographic character or mode of writing, the same as Demotic character. See under Demotic.
EPISTOLOGRAPHY
E *pis `to *log "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. épistolographie.]
Defn: The art or practice of writing epistles.
EPISTOMA; EPISTOME
E *pis "to *ma, Ep "i *stome, n. Etym: [NL. epistoma, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)(a ) The region between the antennæ and the mouth, in Crustacea. (b ) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust. , under Entoprocta.
EPISTROPHE
E *pis "tro *phe, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews so am I. Are they Israelites so am I." 2 Cor. xi. 22.
EPISTYLE
Ep "i *style, n. Etym: [L. epistylium, Gr. épistyle.] (Anc. Arch. )
Defn: A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave.
EPISYLLOGISM
Ep `i *syl "lo *gism, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + syllogism. ] (Logic )
Defn: A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism, called, in relation to this, the prosyllogism.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Epis.
Epis. ▶abbreviation • Episcopal. • Episcopalian. • Epistle.
Episc.
Episc. ▶abbreviation • Episcopal. • Episcopalian.
episcopacy
e pis co pa cy |iˈpiskəpəsē əˈpɪskəpəsi | ▶noun ( pl. episcopacies ) government of a church by bishops. • (the episcopacy ) the bishops of a region or church collectively. • another term for episcopate. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘episcopate, ’ on the pattern of prelacy .
episcopal
e pis co pal |iˈpiskəpəl əˈpɪskəpəl | ▶adjective of a bishop or bishops: episcopal power. • (of a church ) governed by or having bishops. DERIVATIVES e pis co pal ism |-ˌlizəm |noun, e pis co pal ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French épiscopal or ecclesiastical Latin episcopalis, from episcopus ‘bishop, ’ from Greek episkopos ‘overseer ’ (see bishop ).
Episcopal Church
E pis co pal Church the Anglican Church in the US and Scotland.
episcopalian
e pis co pa lian |iˌpiskəˈpālēən əˌpɪskəˈpeɪliən | ▶adjective of or advocating government of a church by bishops. • of or belonging to an episcopal church. • ( Episcopalian ) of or belonging to the Episcopal Church. ▶noun an adherent of episcopacy. • ( Episcopalian ) a member of the Episcopal Church. DERIVATIVES e pis co pa lian ism |-ˌnizəm |noun
episcopate
e pis co pate |iˈpiskəpət, -ˌpāt əˈpɪskəpət | ▶noun the office or term of office of a bishop. • (the episcopate ) the bishops of a church or region collectively. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘made a bishop, ’ from episcopus ‘bishop, ’ from Greek episkopos ‘overseer ’ (see bishop ).
episcope
ep i scope |ˈepəˌskōp əˈpɪskəpi | ▶noun an optical projector that gives images of opaque objects.
episematic
ep i se mat ic |ˌepəsəˈmatik ˌɛpəsəˈmædɪk | ▶adjective Zoology (of coloration or markings ) serving to help animals recognize other individuals of the same species. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from epi- ‘upon ’ + Greek sēma ‘sign ’ + -atic .
episiotomy
e pi si ot o my |iˌpēzēˈätəmē əˈpiziˌɑtəmi | ▶noun ( pl. episiotomies ) a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek epision ‘pubic region ’ + -tomy .
episode
ep i sode |ˈepiˌsōd ˈɛpəˌsoʊd | ▶noun an event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation: the latest episode in the feud. • each of the separate installments into which a serialized story or radio or television program is divided. • a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness: acute psychotic episodes. • Music a passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject. • a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy ): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides, ’ from epi ‘in addition ’ + eisodos ‘entry ’ (from eis ‘into ’ + hodos ‘way ’).
episodic
ep i sod ic |ˌepəˈsädik ˈˌɛpəˈˌsɑdɪk | ▶adjective containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events: an episodic narrative. • occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature. • (of a television or radio program or magazine story ) broadcast or published as a series of installments. DERIVATIVES ep i sod i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb
episome
ep i some |ˈepiˌsōm ˈɛpəsoʊm | ▶noun Microbiology a genetic element inside some bacterial cells, esp. the DNA of some bacteriophages, that can replicate independently of the host and also in association with a chromosome with which it becomes integrated. Compare with plasmid.
Epist.
Epist. ▶abbreviation Epistle.
epistasis
e pis ta sis |əˈpistəsis əˈpɪstəsəs | ▶noun Genetics the interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another. DERIVATIVES ep i stat ic |ˌepiˈstatik |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘stoppage, ’ from ephistanai ‘to stop. ’
epistaxis
ep i stax is |ˌepəˈstaksis ˌɛpəˈstæksəs | ▶noun Medicine bleeding from the nose. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, from epistazein ‘bleed from the nose, ’ from epi ‘upon, in addition ’ + stazein ‘to drip. ’
epistemic
ep i ste mic |ˌepəˈstemik, -ˈstē -ˈˌɛpəˈstɛmɪk ˈˌɛpəˈstimɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation. DERIVATIVES ep i ste mi cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN 1920s: from Greek epistēmē ‘knowledge ’ (see epistemology ) + -ic .
epistemology
e pis te mol o gy |iˌpistəˈmäləjē əˌpɪstəˈmɑləʤi | ▶noun Philosophy the theory of knowledge, esp. with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion. DERIVATIVES e pis te mo log i cal |-məˈläjikəl |adjective, e pis te mo log i cal ly |-məˈläjik (ə )lē |adverb, e pis te mol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek epistēmē ‘knowledge, ’ from epistasthai ‘know, know how to do. ’
episternum
ep i ster num |ˌepiˈstərnəm ˌɛpəˈstərnəm | ▶noun ( pl. episternums or episterna |-nə | ) Zoology a bone between the clavicles, esp. (in mammals ) the upper part of the sternum. • Entomology (in insects ) the anterior part of the sidewall of a thoracic segment.
epistle
e pis tle |iˈpisəl əˈpɪsəl | ▶noun formal a letter. • a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters. • (also Epistle ) a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle: St. Paul's epistle to the Romans. • an extract from an Epistle (or another New Testament book not a Gospel ) that is read in a church service. ORIGIN Old English, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein ‘send news, ’ from epi ‘upon, in addition ’ + stellein ‘send. ’ The word was reintroduced in Middle English from Old French.
epistolary
e pis to lar y |iˈpistəˌlerē əˈpɪstəˌlɛri | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters: an epistolary novel. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French épistolaire or Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle ).
epistrophe
e pis tro phe |əˈpistrəfē əˈpɪstrəfi | ▶noun Rhetoric the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek epistrophē, from epistrephein ‘to turn around, ’ from epi ‘in addition ’ + strephein ‘to turn. ’
epistyle
ep i style |ˈepiˌstīl ˈɛpəstaɪl | ▶noun Architecture an architrave. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the Latin form epistylium ): from French épistyle or via Latin, from Greek epistulion, from epi ‘upon ’ + stulos ‘pillar. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Epis.
Epis. ▶abbreviation • Episcopal. • Episcopalian. • Epistle.
Episc.
Episc. ▶abbreviation • Episcopal. • Episcopalian.
episcopacy
episcopacy |ɪˈpɪskəpəsi, ɛ- | ▶noun ( pl. episcopacies ) [ mass noun ] government of a Church by bishops. • (the episcopacy ) the bishops of a region or church collectively. • the office of a bishop. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘episcopate ’, on the pattern of prelacy .
episcopal
episcopal |ɪˈpɪskəp (ə )l, ɛ- | ▶adjective of a bishop or bishops: episcopal power. • (of a Church ) governed by or having bishops. DERIVATIVES episcopalism noun, episcopally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French épiscopal or ecclesiastical Latin episcopalis, from episcopus ‘bishop ’, from Greek episkopos ‘overseer ’ (see bishop ).
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church the Anglican Church in Scotland and the US.
episcopalian
episcopalian |ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən, ɛ- | ▶adjective of or advocating government of a Church by bishops. • of or belonging to an episcopal Church. ▶noun a person who advocates government of a Church by bishops. • ( Episcopalian ) a member of the Episcopal Church. DERIVATIVES episcopalianism noun
episcopate
episcopate |ɪˈpɪskəpət, ɛ- | ▶noun the office of a bishop. • (the episcopate ) the bishops of a church or region collectively. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘made a bishop ’, from episcopus ‘bishop ’, from Greek episkopos ‘overseer ’ (see bishop ).
episcope
episcope |ˈɛpɪskəʊp | ▶noun an optical projector which gives images of opaque objects.
episematic
episematic |ˌɛpɪsɪˈmatɪk | ▶adjective Zoology (of coloration or markings ) serving to help recognition by animals of other individuals of the same species. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from epi- ‘upon ’ + Greek sēma ‘sign ’ + -atic .
episiotomy
episiotomy |ɪˌpiːsɪˈɒtəmi, ɛ- | ▶noun ( pl. episiotomies ) a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek epision ‘pubic region ’ + -tomy .
episode
epi |sode |ˈɛpɪsəʊd | ▶noun 1 an event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation: the whole episode has been a major embarrassment. • a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness: acute psychotic episodes. 2 each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided. • Music a passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject. • a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy ): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides ’, from epi ‘in addition ’ + eisodos ‘entry ’ (from eis ‘into ’ + hodos ‘way ’).
episodic
episodic |ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk | ▶adjective 1 containing or consisting of a series of separate parts or events: an episodic narrative. • occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature. 2 (of a programme or story ) broadcast or published as a series of instalments. DERIVATIVES episodically adverb
episome
episome |ˈɛpɪsəʊm | ▶noun Microbiology a genetic element inside some bacterial cells, especially the DNA of some bacteriophages, that can replicate independently of the host and also in association with a chromosome with which it becomes integrated. Compare with plasmid.
Epist.
Epist. ▶abbreviation Epistle.
epistasis
epistasis |ɪˈpɪstəsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Genetics the interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another. DERIVATIVES epistatic |ˌɛpɪˈstatɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘stoppage ’, from ephistanai ‘to stop ’.
epistaxis
epistaxis |ˌɛpɪˈstaksɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine bleeding from the nose. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, from epistazein ‘bleed from the nose ’, from epi ‘upon, in addition ’ + stazein ‘to drip ’.
epistemic
epistemic |ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk, -ˈstɛm -| ▶adjective relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation. DERIVATIVES epistemically adverb ORIGIN 1920s: from Greek epistēmē ‘knowledge ’ (see epistemology ) + -ic .
epistemology
epistemology |ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi, ɛ- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion. DERIVATIVES epistemological |-məˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, epistemologically |-məˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )li |adverb, epistemologist noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek epistēmē ‘knowledge ’, from epistasthai ‘know, know how to do ’.
episternum
episternum |ˌɛpɪˈstəːnəm | ▶noun ( pl. episternums or episterna |-nə | ) Zoology a bone between the clavicles, especially (in mammals ) the upper part of the sternum. • (in insects ) the anterior part of the side wall of a thoracic segment.
epistle
epistle |ɪˈpɪs (ə )l | ▶noun formal or humorous a letter. • a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters. • ( Epistle ) a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle: St Paul's Epistle to the Romans. • an extract from an Epistle (or another New Testament book not a Gospel ) that is read in a church service. ORIGIN Old English, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein ‘send news ’, from epi ‘upon, in addition ’ + stellein ‘send ’. The word was reintroduced in Middle English from Old French.
Epistle to the Colossians,
Epistle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Ephesians, etc. see Colossians, Epistle to the; Ephesians, Epistle to the, etc.
epistolary
epistolary |ɪˈpɪst (ə )ˌləri | ▶adjective relating to the writing of letters. • (of a literary work ) in the form of letters: an epistolary novel. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French épistolaire or Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle ).
epistrophe
epistrophe |ɪˈpɪstrəfi, ɛ- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek epistrophē, from epistrephein ‘to turn around ’, from epi ‘in addition ’ + strephein ‘to turn ’.
epistyle
epistyle |ˈɛpɪstʌɪl | ▶noun Architecture an architrave. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the Latin form epistylium ): from French épistyle or via Latin, from Greek epistulion, from epi ‘upon ’ + stulos ‘pillar ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
episode
episode noun 1 the best episode of his career: incident, event, occurrence, happening; occasion, experience, adventure, exploit; matter, affair, thing; interlude, chapter. 2 the final episode of the series: installment, chapter, passage; part, portion, section, component; program, show. 3 an episode of illness: period, spell, bout, attack, phase; informal patch.
episodic
episodic adjective 1 episodic wheezing: intermittent, sporadic, periodic, fitful, irregular, spasmodic, occasional. ANTONYMS continuous. 2 an episodic account of the war: in episodes, in installments, in sections, in parts.
epistle
epistle noun formal the historical backdrop of St. Paul's epistles: letter, missive, communication, dispatch, note, line; news, correspondence.
Oxford Thesaurus
episode
episode noun 1 the most hair-raising episode of his career: incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, interlude, chapter, experience, adventure, exploit; matter, affair, business, circumstance, set of circumstances, thing; ordeal, trial. 2 the final episode of the series: instalment, section, chapter, scene, act, passage; part, division, portion, subsection, segment, component; programme, show. 3 an episode of childhood illness: period, spell, bout, fit, attack, interval, phase; informal dose.
episodic
episodic adjective 1 episodic wheezing: intermittent, irregular, sporadic, periodic, fitful, spasmodic, occasional; uneven, scattered, patchy, on and off, on again and off again, in fits and starts. ANTONYMS continuous. 2 the film is an episodic account of how a group of people had been affected by the war: in episodes, in instalments, in sections, in parts.
epistle
epistle noun formal letter, missive, communication, written message, written communication, dispatch, report, bulletin, note, line; correspondence, news, information, intelligence, word; Roman Catholic Church encyclical.
Duden Dictionary
episch
episch Adjektiv |e pisch |lateinisch epicus < griechisch epikós a Literaturwissenschaft die Epik, das Epos betreffend ein episches Gedicht b bildungssprachlich erzählerisch, erzählend, berichtend epische Elemente | etwas in epischer Breite (in allzu großer Ausführlichkeit ) schildern
Episem
Epi sem Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Epis e m |das Episem; Genitiv: des Episems, Plural: die Episeme griechisch die Inhaltsseite eines Grammems
Episemem
Epi se mem Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Episem e m |das Episemem; Genitiv: des Episemems, Plural: die Episememe die Bedeutung eines Tagmems , der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden grammatischen Form
Episiotomie
Epi si o to mie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Episiotom ie |die Episiotomie; Genitiv: der Episiotomie, Plural: die Episiotomien griechisch-neulateinisch Scheidendammschnitt operativer Eingriff bei der Entbindung zur Vermeidung eines Dammrisses
Episit
Epi sit Substantiv, maskulin Zoologie , der |Epis i t |der Episit; Genitiv: des Episiten, Plural: die Episiten griechisch-neulateinisch räuberisches Tier, das sich von anderen Tieren ernährt z. B. Greifvogel
Episkleritis
Epi skle ri tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Episkler i tis |die Episkleritis; Genitiv: der Episkleritis, Plural: die Episklerititiden griechisch-neulateinisch Entzündung des Bindegewebes zwischen Bindehaut und Sklera
Episkop
Epi s kop , Epi skop Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Episk o p |griechisch-neulateinisch Bildwerfer für nicht durchsichtige Bilder z. B. aus Büchern
episkopal
epi s ko pal , epis ko pal Adjektiv Religion |episkop a l |kirchenlateinisch episcopalis bischöflich
Episkopale
Epi s ko pa le , Epis ko pa le Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin , der oder die |Episkop a le |der Episkopale; Genitiv: des Episkopalen, Plural: die Episkopalen oder die Episkopale; Genitiv: der Episkopalen, Plural: die Episkopalen Anhänger [in ] einer der protestantischen Kirchengemeinschaften mit bischöflicher Verfassung in England oder Amerika
Episkopalismus
Epi s ko pa lis mus , Epis ko pa lis mus Substantiv, maskulin katholische Kirche , der |Episkopal i smus |kirchenrechtliche Auffassung, nach der das Konzil der Bischöfe über dem Papst steht
Episkopalist
Epi s ko pa list , Epis ko pa list Substantiv, maskulin , der |Episkopal i st |Verfechter des Episkopalismus
Episkopalistin
Epi s ko pa lis tin , Epis ko pa lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Episkopal i stin |weibliche Form zu Episkopalist
Episkopalkirche
Epi s ko pal kir che , Epis ko pal kir che Substantiv, feminin Religion , die |Episkop a lkirche |nicht katholische Kirche mit episkopaler Leitung
Episkopat
Epi s ko pat , Epis ko pat Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin Religion , das oder der |Episkop a t |das, (Theologie : ) der Episkopat; Genitiv: des Episkopat [e ]s, Plural: die Episkopate kirchenlateinisch episcopatus, episcopatum, zu: episcopus, Episkopus 1 ohne Plural Amt und Würde eines Bischofs 2 Gesamtheit der Bischöfe [eines Landes ]
episkopisch
epi s ko pisch, epis ko pisch Adjektiv Religion |episk o pisch |episkopal
Episkopus
Epi s ko pus , Epis ko pus Substantiv, maskulin Religion , der |Ep i skopus |der Episkopus; Genitiv: des Episkopus, Plural: die Episkopi kirchenlateinisch episcopus, Bischof Bischof
Episode
Epi so de Substantiv, feminin , die |Epis o de |die Episode; Genitiv: der Episode, Plural: die Episoden französisch épisode < griechisch epeisódion = Dialogteile zwischen den Chorgesängen 1 flüchtiges Ereignis innerhalb eines größeren Geschehens; unbedeutende, belanglose Begebenheit eine lustige, kleine Episode | die Pariser Kommune von 1871 blieb Episode (war nur eine vorübergehende Erscheinung )2 Nebenhandlung, Zwischenstück in Dramen oder Romanen 3 Musik eingeschobener Teil zwischen erster und zweiter Durchführung des Fugenthemas 4 einzelner Teil, einzelne Folge einer Fernsehserie o. Ä.
Episodenfilm
Epi so den film Substantiv, maskulin , der |Epis o denfilm |Film, der nicht eine durchgehende Handlung, sondern mehrere thematisch miteinander verbundene Episoden zum Inhalt hat
episodenhaft
epi so den haft Adjektiv |epis o denhaft |in der Art einer Episode; flüchtig, kurz
episodisch
epi so disch Adjektiv |epis o disch |dazwischengeschaltet, vorübergehend, nebensächlich
Epispadie
Epi s pa die , Epis pa die Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Epispad ie |die Epispadie; Genitiv: der Epispadie, Plural: die Epispadien griechisch-neulateinisch Fehlbildung der Harnröhre mit Öffnung an der Penisoberseite
Epispastikum
Epi spas ti kum Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Episp a stikum |das Epispastikum; Genitiv: des Epispastikums, Plural: die Epispastika a Hautreizmittel b Mittel, um Eiter oder Gewebeflüssigkeit nach außen abzuleiten Zugmittel
Epistase
Epi s ta se , Epis ta se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Epist a se |die Epistase; Genitiv: der Epistase, Plural: die Epistasen griechisch das Zurückbleiben in der Entwicklung bestimmter Merkmale bei einer Art oder einer Stammeslinie gegenüber verwandten Formen
Epistasie
Epi s ta sie , Epis ta sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Epistasis |Epistas ie |die Epistasie; Genitiv: der Epistasie, Plural: die Epistasien Überdeckung der Wirkung eines Gens durch ein anderes, das nicht zum gleichen Erbanlagenpaar gehört; vgl. Hypostase 5
Epistasis
Epi s ta sis , Epis ta sis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Epistasie |Epist a sis |die Epistasis; Genitiv: der Epistasis, Plural: die Epistasen Überdeckung der Wirkung eines Gens durch ein anderes, das nicht zum gleichen Erbanlagenpaar gehört; vgl. Hypostase 5
epistatisch
epi s ta tisch , epis ta tisch Adjektiv Medizin |epist a tisch |die Wirkung eines Gens durch ein anderes überdeckend
Epistaxis
Epi s ta xis, Epis ta xis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Epist a xis |die Epistaxis; Genitiv: der Epistaxis griechisch Nasenbluten
Epistel
Epi s tel , Epis tel Substantiv, feminin , die |Ep i stel |die Epistel; Genitiv: der Epistel, Plural: die Episteln lateinisch epistola = Brief < griechisch epistolḗ 1 a christliche Religion Apostelbrief im Neuen Testament b christliche Religion vorgeschriebene gottesdienstliche Lesung aus der Bibel, besonders aus den neutestamentlichen Briefen und der Apostelgeschichte 2 veraltet, aber noch abwertend oder scherzhaft [kunstvoller ] längerer Brief seitenlange Episteln verfassen
epistemisch
epi s te misch, epis te misch Adjektiv |epist e misch |griechisch-englisch epistemologisch
Epistemologie
Epi s te mo lo gie , Epis te mo lo gie Substantiv, feminin Philosophie , die |Epistemolog ie |englisch epistemology, zu griechisch epistḗmē = das Verstehen; Wissenschaft Wissenschaftstheorie, -lehre; Erkenntnistheorie, -lehre
epistemologisch
epi s te mo lo gisch, epis te mo lo gisch Adjektiv Philosophie |epistemol o gisch |wissenschafts-, erkenntnistheoretisch
Epistolae obscurorum virorum
Epi s to lae ob s cu ro rum vi ro rum , Epis to lae ob scu ro rum vi ro rum Pluralwort , die |Ep i stolae obscur o rum vir o rum …lɛ …sku … v …|die Epistolae obscurorum virorum (Plural ) lateinisch Dunkelmännerbriefe Sammlung erdichteter mittellateinischer Briefe ungenannter Verfasser, z. B. Ulrich v. Huttens, die zur Verteidigung des Humanisten Reuchlin das Mönchslatein und die scholastische Gelehrsamkeit verspotteten
Epistolar
Epi s to lar , Epis to lar Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das Epistolarium |Epistol a r |das Epistolar; Genitiv: des Epistolars, Plural: die Epistolare mittellateinisch epistolarium, zu lateinisch epistola, Epistel liturgisches Buch mit den gottesdienstlichen Episteln 1b der Kirche
Epistolarium
Epi s to la ri um , Epis to la ri um Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das Epistolar |Epistol a rium |das Epistolarium; Genitiv: des Epistolariums, Plural: die Epistolarien mittellateinisch epistolarium, zu lateinisch epistola, Epistel liturgisches Buch mit den gottesdienstlichen Episteln 1b der Kirche
epistomatisch
epi s to ma tisch , epi sto ma tisch Adjektiv Botanik |epistom a tisch |griechisch auf der Oberseite mit Spaltöffnungen versehen von bestimmten Pflanzenöffnungen
Epistropheus
Epi s t ro phe us , Epi stro pheus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin, Zoologie , der |Ep i stropheus |der Epistropheus; Genitiv: des Epistropheus griechisch ; »der Umdreher «zweiter Halswirbel bei Reptilien, Vögeln, Säugetieren und Menschen
Epistyl
Epi s tyl, Epis tyl Substantiv, Neutrum , das Epistylion |Epist y l |griechisch-lateinisch Architrav
Epistylion
Epi s ty li on , Epis ty li on Substantiv, Neutrum , das Epistyl |Epist y lion |das Epistylion; Genitiv: des Epistylions, Plural: die Epistylien griechisch Architrav
French Dictionary
épiscopal
épiscopal , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui se rapporte à un évêque. : Des palais épiscopaux.
épisode
épisode n. m. nom masculin 1 Partie d ’une œuvre. : Une série télévisée en quatre épisodes. 2 Incident, péripétie. : Un épisode amusant. SYNONYME évènement . Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un épisode.
épisodique
épisodique adj. adjectif Intermittent. : Des malaises épisodiques. SYNONYME sporadique .
épisodiquement
épisodiquement adv. adverbe De façon épisodique, à l ’occasion. : Il m ’appelle épisodiquement. SYNONYME occasionnellement .
épistémologie
épistémologie n. f. nom féminin Partie de la philosophie qui étudie l ’histoire, les méthodes, les principes des sciences.
épistolaire
épistolaire adj. adjectif Qui a rapport à la manière d ’écrire des lettres. : Un style épistolaire. Note Orthographique épistol aire.
épistolier
épistolier , ière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Écrivain célèbre pour ses lettres. : Madame de Sévigné fut une remarquable épistolière.
Spanish Dictionary
episcopado
episcopado nombre masculino 1 Orden sagrada por la cual el sacerdote recibe la dignidad y atribuciones propias del obispo :recibir el episcopado .2 Período de tiempo durante el que un obispo ejerce su cargo en una diócesis :durante su episcopado se realizaron importantes obras sociales .SINÓNIMO obispado .3 Conjunto de todos los obispos de una Iglesia, de un país, de un territorio o de todo el mundo :a la reunión acudió todo el epsicopado chileno .
episcopal
episcopal adjetivo 1 Del obispo o relacionado con él :la sede episcopal; la bendición episcopal .SINÓNIMO obispal .2 Del episcopado o relacionado con él :la jerarquía episcopal .3 nombre masculino Libro litúrgico en el que se recogen las ceremonias y oficios propios de los obispos .
episcopaliano, -na
episcopaliano, -na adjetivo 1 Del episcopalismo o relacionado con él .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que profesa el episcopalismo .
episcopalismo
episcopalismo nombre masculino Doctrina religiosa protestante, muy próxima al anglicanismo, que tuvo su origen en Estados Unidos a finales del siglo xviii ; se caracteriza por dar primacía a la oración personal frente a las formas de culto público y por otorgar al episcopado la autoridad suprema de la Iglesia .
episcopio
episcopio 1 nombre masculino formal Palacio episcopal .
episcopio
episcopio 2 nombre masculino fís Linterna que se emplea para proyectar sobre una pantalla la imagen amplificada de un objeto opaco fuertemente iluminado .
episiotomía
episiotomía nombre femenino med Incisión que se practica en el periné de la mujer, partiendo de la comisura posterior de la vulva hacia el ano, con el fin de evitar un desgarro de los tejidos durante el parto y facilitar la expulsión de la criatura .
episódicamente
episódicamente adverbio Por episodios, sin continuidad en el tiempo :aunque escribía episódicamente desde el principio de su juventud, su primera novela la escribió muy tarde .
episódico, -ca
episódico, -ca adjetivo 1 Del episodio o relacionado con él :la estructura episódica de una narración .2 Que carece de periodicidad o continuidad y por tanto no tiene consecuencias importantes :el gobernador calificó de meramente episódicos los disturbios producidos en la ciudad .
episodio
episodio nombre masculino 1 Hecho o suceso que junto con otros, con los que está relacionado, forma un todo o un conjunto :la matanza de la Noche Triste es uno de los episodios más desgraciados de la conquista de América; se trata de dos poemas que cantan un episodio de la guerra de Troya .2 Digresión o acción secundaria de un relato o un discurso :ayer leí el episodio del "Quijote " de la lucha contra los molinos de viento .3 Parte o capítulo en que se divide una serie narrativa de radio o de televisión :están filmando el último episodio de la serie .4 Trastorno puntual y pasajero que se manifiesta en el curso de la evolución normal de una enfermedad :la enfermedad se presenta con episodios de fiebre .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del griego epeisódion ‘accesorio ’ y, en retórica, ‘parte del drama entre dos entradas del coro ’; derivado de éisodos ‘entrada ’ y este de eis ‘hacia ’ y hodós ‘camino ’. A la misma familia etimológica griega pertenecen ánodo , cátodo , éxodo , método , período y sínodo . Todos ellos integrados por el griego hodós ‘camino ’.
epistaxis
epistaxis nombre femenino med Hemorragia nasal .El plural es epistaxis .
epistemología
epistemología nombre femenino Parte de la filosofía que estudia los principios, fundamentos, extensión y métodos del conocimiento humano :durante esos mismos años comenzaron a aparecer historiadores y filósofos de la ciencia que aportaban nuevos problemas a la epistemología científica .SINÓNIMO gnoseología .
epistemológico, -ca
epistemológico, -ca adjetivo De la epistemología o relacionado con ella :criterio epistemológico; problema epistemológico; atomismo epistemológico; análisis epistemológico .
epístola
epístola nombre femenino 1 Carta misiva formal que se dirige a un conjunto de personas; especialmente, las enviadas por los apóstoles a las diversas comunidades cristianas :las epístolas de Pablo de Tarso; Séneca escribió una colección de epístolas a Lucilio .2 Parte de la misa católica en que se lee o se canta algún fragmento de las cartas escritas por los apóstoles :la epístola es anterior a la lectura del Evangelio .3 lit Composición literaria en forma de carta y escrita en verso, cuyo fin suele ser moralizar, instruir o satirizar :en la literatura española las epístolas suelen estar escritas en tercetos encadenados o en verso libre; Moratín destacó como poeta satírico en la epístola .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín epistula y este del griego epistolé ‘mensaje escrito ’, ‘carta ’, derivado de epistéllein ‘enviar un mensaje ’ y este de stéllein ‘disponer ’, ‘preparar ’, ‘enviar ’. Con el cristianismo adopta la acepción de cartas escritas por los apóstoles reunidas en el Nuevo Testamento, de donde surge por metonimia la acepción ‘parte de la misa ’.
epistolar
epistolar adjetivo De la epístola o relacionado con ella :obra de estructura epistolar; "Mrs. Caldwell habla con su hijo " es una novela epistolar de Camilo José Cela .
epistolario
epistolario nombre masculino 1 Colección de cartas recibidas por una persona o las enviadas entre dos :más que su obra propiamente literaria, interesa su epistolario, que constituye un valioso documento para el estudio de la cultura medieval; es famoso el epistolario de Benito Pérez Galdós y Emilia Pardo Bazán .2 Libro o cuaderno en el que se recogen varias cartas de uno o más autores :publicó un epistolario antiguo .3 Libro en que se recogen las epístolas que se leen en la celebración de la misa católica .
epístrofe
epístrofe nombre femenino lit Figura retórica que consiste en la repetición de una misma palabra al final de dos o más cláusulas .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Epis
Epis .Episcopal (ian ); Epistle .
episcopal
e pis co pal /ɪpɪ́skəp (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗〘キリスト教 〙1 監督 [司教 ]の ; 監督制度の 〈教会 〉.2 〖E- 〗監督派の, (特に )英国国教会派の .E -̀ Ch ú rch 〖the ～〗｟米 スコット ｠聖公会 〘英国国教会系の教会 〙; ｟英 ｠英国国教会, 監督教会 〘主教 司教制の教会 〙.
episcopalian
e pis co pa lian /ɪpɪ̀skəpéɪliən / (!〘キリスト教 〙) 形容詞 監督派の ; 監督教会の .名詞 C 1 監督制度信奉者 ; 監督教会員 .2 〖E- 〗聖公会 (the Episcopal Church )の会員 .
episode
ep i sode /épɪsòʊd /〖原義は 「そのほかに入ってくるもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 (特別な意味をもつ )出来事, エピソード, 挿話 .2 (連続ドラマ [小説 ]などの ) (1回分の )話 ▸ Star Wars episode II 『スターウォーズ 』第2話 3 〘医 〙(再発性の病気の )発病 , 発作 .4 〘楽 〙挿句 , 間奏 ; (劇 小説中などの )挿話 .
episodic
ep i sod ic /èpɪsɑ́dɪk |-sɔ́d -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 時たまの, 散発的な, 間欠的な (periodic ).2 挿話的な, 挿話の ; まとまりの悪い, さまざまな .è p i s ó d i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞
epistle
e pis tle /ɪpɪ́s (ə )l /名詞 C 1 ｟かたく ｠書簡 (!特に形式ばった儀礼的なものや教訓的内容のもの; 気取って一般の 「手紙 」(letter )の意味にも用いる ) ; 書簡体の文学作品 .2 〖E- 〗〘キリスト教 〙(新約聖書中の )使徒書簡 ; (ミサ聖祭 聖餐 （せいさん ）式などで朗読する )使徒書簡の抜粋 ▸ the Epistle to the Romans (使徒Paulがローマの信徒に書き送った )ローマ人への手紙, ロマ書 ～́ s ì de 〘プロテスタント 〙使徒書側 ; 〘カトリック 〙書簡側 〘教会内で使徒書 書簡を読む祭壇南 [右 ]側; ↔gospel side 〙.
epistolary
e pis to lar y /ɪpɪ́stəlèri |ɪpɪ́st (ə )l (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗書簡の ; 書簡 [手紙 ]による ; 書簡風の .
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