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Church of England Examples noun
- the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy.
Examples from the Web for church of england Historical Examples of church of england
Of the “Gospel scheme” this is quite true; of the Church-of-England scheme it is not.
James Martineau
The present incumbent is a model of a Church-of-England clergyman.
George Borrow
The last fancy fair, or rather bazaar, held there by the Church-of-England Association, was a very crowded affair.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2)
Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for church of england Church of England noun
- the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head
church of england in Culture Church of England
The established church (see also established church) in England. The Church of England is Protestant and is governed by bishops, with the king or queen as its official head. One of the primary results of the Reformation, it was founded in the early sixteenth century when King Henry VIII declared that he, not the pope, was the head of the Christian Church in England. The Church of England is the original church of the Anglican Communion.