Thirty-nine Articles

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

Thirty-nine Articles

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.