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Act of Uniformity

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noun

English History.
  1. any of the three statutes (1549, 1559, 1662) regulating public worship services in the Anglican Church, especially the act of 1662 requiring the use of the Book of Common Prayer.


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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

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

An Act of Uniformity prescribed the use of the prayer-book of 1552 in a revised form which raised the level of its doctrine, and injunctions enforced by a royal visitation re-established the reformed order.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

The Act of Uniformity is to be construed by the same rules exactly as any act passed in the last session of Parliament.

From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown

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