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High Church
adjective
- pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition, especially in adherence to sacraments, rituals, and obedience to church authority.
High Church
noun
- 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
- of or relating to this party or movement
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Derived Forms
- ˈHigh-ˈChurchman, noun
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Other Words From
- High Churchman noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of High Church1
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Example Sentences
The croupier announces, intoning as does a high-church curate, "There is seven hundred and forty pounds in the bank, gentlemen."
The High Church party were then in the ascendant, and Abbot, from various causes, declined from favour.
It is now illegible, and some of its lines appear to have been carefully erased—by some High Church chisel, probably.
Does the reader remember that scene in the High Church of Stettin a hundred and fifty years ago?
But, as we have already seen, Anselm was conscientious, and became the champion of the high-church party in the West.
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