Broad Church
adjective
pertaining or belonging to a party in the Anglican Church emphasizing a liberal interpretation of ritual.
Broad Churchman
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a word derived from
Broad Church.
Example Sentences
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I once attended the Communion service of a Broad Churchman.
From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
It may be that the Broad Churchman entertains very much the same p. 202opinions, but then the Unitarian minister has this advantage over the Church clergyman, that he is free.
From The Religious Life of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
In theology he was a Broad Churchman, seeking always to emphasize the permanent elements in religion, and ignoring technicalities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The proposed appointment of a Broad Churchman of advanced views, in the person of Dr. Hampden, Regius Professor at Oxford, to the vacant see of Hereford filled the High Church party with indignant dismay.
From Lord John Russell by Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson) Reid
The Broad Churchman here is still a Churchman, but the system is much more elastic and much more intellectual.
From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
