collegiate church

American  

noun

1. a church that is endowed for a chapter of canons, usually with a dean, and that has no bishop's see.

2. (in the U.S.) a church or group of churches under the general management of one consistory or session.

3. a consolidation of formerly distinct churches under one or more pastors.

4. (in Scotland) a church or congregation the active pastor of which is the colleague and successor of the emeritus pastor.

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collegiate church British  

noun

1. RC Church Church of England a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral

2. Protestantism one of a group of churches presided over by a body of pastors

3. Protestantism a church served by two or more ministers

4. a large church endowed in the Middle Ages to become a school

5. a chapel either endowed by or connected with a college

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Etymology

Origin of collegiate church

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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collegiate church

May Meetings.—During the establishment of Episcopacy in Scotland, Edinburgh was the seat of a bishop, and the ancient collegiate church of St Giles rose to the dignity of a cathedral.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

Transeptal towers occur elsewhere in England only in the collegiate church of Ottery St Mary, in Devonshire, for which Exeter cathedral served as a model.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Collegiate churches had previously provided for the gratuitous instruction of scholars, but the real object of the establishment of a collegiate church was that divine worship should be rendered in an effective and dignified manner.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry

The Liebfrauenkirche is first mentioned in 1314 as a collegiate church; the nave was consecrated in 1340.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

In the fifth century a monastery was founded here by St. Ours, which ultimately gave its name to the collegiate church which exists to-day.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield