Church of England

noun

1. the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy.

Church of England

noun

1. the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head

Church of England

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The rearranged visit, announced by Buckingham Palace, will emphasise the friendly relations between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, of which the King is supreme governor.

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Catherine Miah, deputy head at St Mary's Church of England Primary School in Stoke, encouraged schools to budget for a speech and language therapist, who could have an "incredible" impact on children.

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Heralded by Church of England leaders for its "ground-breaking" nightclub style, the Nine O'Clock Service attracted hundreds of young people to its meetings in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s.

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With no regular government or Church of England funding "beyond clergy stipends", they said they "rely on the generosity of our visitors".

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In April, he received Maundy Money from the King in recognition of his community service and dedication to his local Church of England congregation.

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