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Church of Scotland

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Glen Rosa will then be blessed by Rev William Boyle, minister at St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, prior to the official naming.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

As to matters of ritual, especially the use of liturgies which the Church of Scotland rejects. p.

From Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century by Cornwallis, Caroline Frances

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