Act of Uniformity
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The following year, the Act of Uniformity of 1559 brought back the Book of Common Prayer as the only legal form of worship in England.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In 1662, Ray resigned his college fellowship, rather than subscribe to the Act of Uniformity passed by Parliament to fortify Charles II’s newly restored monarchy.
From Nature ● May 1, 2018
In the church he inherited the ideas of Laud, and saw in the maintenance of the Act of Uniformity the safeguard of religion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
This paragraph of the rubric is essentially taken from the Act of Uniformity of 1559.
From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown
Nonconform′ist, one who does not conform: esp. one who refused to conform or subscribe to the Act of Uniformity in 1662—abbrev.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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