Broad Church

American  

adjective

1. pertaining or belonging to a party in the Anglican Church emphasizing a liberal interpretation of ritual.

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Broad Church British  

noun

1. a party within the Church of England which favours a broad and liberal interpretation of Anglican formularies and rubrics and objects to positive definition in theology Compare High Church Low Church

2. (usually not capitals) a group or movement which embraces a wide and varied number of views, approaches, and opinions

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adjective

1. of or relating to this party in the Church of England

Other Word Forms

• Broad Churchman noun

Example Sentences

As a subject, AI safety is a rather broad church.

From BBC

He has said the party should aim to be a "broad church" to win back voters from the left and right.

From BBC

In its early days, the ANC celebrated that it was a “broad church” of people dedicated to freedom and democracy.

From Seattle Times

Asked about Mr Farage earlier this week, Rishi Sunak told GB News: "Look, the Tory party is a broad church. I welcome lots of people who want to subscribe to our ideals, to our values."

From BBC

Theresa May had disastrously tried to follow the traditional Conservative way, running a broad church to please as many of the people much of the time.

From BBC