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Church of Scotland

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noun

  1. the established church in Scotland, Calvinist in doctrine and Presbyterian in constitution

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The Church of Scotland was the “only institution,” Mr. Mierowsky writes, “able to mobilize national opposition to incorporation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“As a boy I attended services in the Church of Scotland every Sunday, and we were made to learn the Bible—especially, as you would expect in a Presbyterian country, the Old Testament.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It was put on the market by the Church of Scotland earlier this year - one of several properties it is selling to cover rising costs amid shrinking congregations.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

The Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, expressed his condolences following the pope's death.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

Not originally disloyal to the Church of Scotland, he was gradually driven by the hostility of the Assembly and the exigencies of his position into separation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various