Church of England

Church of England
the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy.

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  • Church of England — Church Church (ch[^u]rch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. kyriako n the Lord s house, fr. kyriako s concerning a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Church of England — n the Church of England also C of E the state church in England, the official leader of which is the Queen or King …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Church of England — n. the episcopal church of England; Anglican Church: it is an established church with the sovereign as its head, formed when Henry VIII broke with the papacy in the 16th cent …   English World dictionary

  • Church of England —   [ tʃəːtʃəv ɪȖglənd], Kirche von England …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Church of England — Church′ of Eng′land n. rel the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy …   From formal English to slang

  • Church of England — ► NOUN ▪ the English branch of the Western Christian Church, which rejects the Pope s authority and has the monarch as its head …   English terms dictionary

  • Church of England — Die Church of England („Kirche von England“) ist die Mutterkirche der Anglikanischen Gemeinschaft, so dass sich ihre Geschichte weitestgehend mit deren deckt. Sie ist innerhalb der Gemeinschaft die letzte eigentliche Landeskirche, die der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Church of England —    The Church of England, still the established religion of the United Kingdom, traces its history back to Christian missionaries who came to the British isles in the Roman era. The archbishopric of Canterbury was established under Augustine (d.… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Church of England —    The first Anglican church in what is now Canada was built at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1750, when Cornwallis was governor of the province. The first see was established in 1787. Dr. Charles Inglis as bishop of Nova Scotia had charge of the… …   The makers of Canada

  • Church of England — noun the Church of England the state church in England, the official leader of which is the Queen or King Church of England also C of E adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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