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View synonyms for Church of England
Church of England
noun
- the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy.
Church of England
noun
- the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head
Church of England
- The established church (see also established church ) in England . The Church of England is Protestant and is governed by bishops , with the king or queen as its official head. One of the primary results of the Reformation , it was founded in the early sixteenth century when King Henry VIII declared that he, not the pope , was the head of the Christian Church in England. The Church of England is the original church of the Anglican Communion .
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The parsons must be respected, and the great Church-of-England feeling of the people must be considered with affectionate regard.
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Of the "Gospel scheme" this is quite true; of the Church-of-England scheme it is not.
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The present incumbent is a model of a Church-of-England clergyman.
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In this tale, all the best characters are sober Church-of-England people.
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The last fancy fair, or rather bazaar, held there by the Church-of-England Association, was a very crowded affair.
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