collegiate church
Americannoun
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a church that is endowed for a chapter of canons, usually with a dean, and that has no bishop's see.
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(in the U.S.) a church or group of churches under the general management of one consistory or session.
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a consolidation of formerly distinct churches under one or more pastors.
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(in Scotland) a church or congregation the active pastor of which is the colleague and successor of the emeritus pastor.
noun
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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
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Protestantism one of a group of churches presided over by a body of pastors
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Protestantism a church served by two or more ministers
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a large church endowed in the Middle Ages to become a school
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a chapel either endowed by or connected with a college
Etymology
Origin of collegiate church
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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We see Athelstan's terrible fight with the Britons; his establishment of the collegiate church at St. Buryan in pursuance of his vow, when he returned victorious from the Scilly Isles.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
In this year he founded and endowed a collegiate church at Rushworth, suppressed in 1541.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
The principal building in the town is the collegiate church of St Nicholas, of which the nave dates from the 13th-14th centuries, while the choir was rebuilt in the 17th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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
Prebend, preb′end, n. the share of the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church allowed to a clergyman who officiates in it at stated times.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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