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Church of Scotland

British  

noun

  1. the established church in Scotland, Calvinist in doctrine and Presbyterian in constitution

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Church of Scotland was the “only institution,” Mr. Mierowsky writes, “able to mobilize national opposition to incorporation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In 2021, he took on the role of the moderator of the Church of Scotland.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“As a boy I attended services in the Church of Scotland every Sunday, and we were made to learn the Bible—especially, as you would expect in a Presbyterian country, the Old Testament.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

As a member of the Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland, she saw her campaign against Mr Yousaf blown off course by her socially conservative views on marriage, abortion and gender.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland granted to congregations in 1834 the right of vetoing presentations to vacancies.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

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