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High Church

–noun (sometimes lowercase)
(in the Anglican church) emphasizing the Catholic tradition, esp. in adherence to sacraments, rituals, and obedience to church authority.


Origin:
1695–1705


High Churchman, noun
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high church

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