Thirty-nine Articles

British  

plural noun

1. a set of formulas defining the doctrinal position of the Church of England, drawn up in the 16th century, to which the clergy are required to give general consent

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Thirty-nine Articles Cultural  

1. Thirty-nine fundamental beliefs of the Anglican Communion, in addition to the common Christian creeds. The Thirty-nine Articles, most of which are short paragraphs, set down differences in belief between Anglicans and other Christians.

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Example Sentences

He loved the theater � but when he met beautiful Actress Irene Vanbrugh he could think of nothing to talk about but the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England.

From Time Magazine Archive

In No. III. of the Thirty-nine Articles hell is solidly established, but again there is no mention of the Devil.

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)

The Creed, which every Jew ought to believe and rehearse daily, but which they treat as Churchmen do their Thirty-nine Articles, is as follows:— 1. 

From The Religious Life of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

And if so, does it further mean that all matters of doctrine, such as are defined in the Thirty-nine Articles, are of this nature?

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John

Obviously no one has a right to call on you to define the distinctive character of a formulary such as the Thirty-nine Articles, or of any but such as are employed in schools.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John