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High Church

see synonyms of high church

Noun

1. high anglican church, high church

a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

High Church

see synonyms of high church
noun
1. 
the party or movement within the Church of England stressing continuity with Catholic Christendom, the authority of bishops, and the importance of sacraments, rituals, and ceremonies
Compare Broad Church, Low Church
adjective High-Church
2. 
of or relating to this party or movement

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

High Church

see synonyms of high church
a conservative party of the Anglican Church that retains various practices and much of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church
see also Low Church

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

High Church

see synonyms of high church
adj.
Of or relating to a group in the Anglican Church that stresses the historical continuity of the church and favors established liturgies and forms of worship.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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