state church
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state church
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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After midnight Saturday, the Church of England — the state church, whose supreme governor is the king — sanctioned same-sex couples to be blessed for the first time in its 489-year history.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023
And a choir practice at a Washington state church was labeled by the CDC as an early “superspreading” event.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2020
I know today’s numbers for every candidate in every city, state, church and club, but a well-drawn image of any real candidate rarely appears.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2020
Butina insisted at points that Christianity has flourished in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union, and the two bantered somewhat incoherently about the value of a state church.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2018
The state church has had its apparent reason for existence, and still has in many parts of the world, from the close connection between religious training and popular education.
From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson
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