Low Church


adjective
  1. pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.

Origin of Low Church

1
First recorded in 1695–1705

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How to use Low Church in a sentence

  • "On the altar," corrected Tempest, wincing at the sound of the word which he connected with the Low Church party.

    The Pagan's Cup | Fergus Hume
  • I suppose you know he is in orders, but he is very very Low Church.

  • I heard him trying to render the stock phrases of Low Church piety into French for the benefit of the stolid man in grey alpaca.

    Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
  • He was high church, because he had lived among the Low Church party.

    Interludes | Horace Smith
  • His service occupies a position between the latter and what is known as extreme Low Church.

    The Church Index | William Pepperell

British Dictionary definitions for Low Church

Low Church

noun
  1. the school of thought in the Church of England stressing evangelical beliefs and practices: Compare Broad Church, High Church

adjectiveLow-Church
  1. of or relating to this school

Derived forms of Low Church

  • Low-Churchman, noun

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