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Church of Scotland

British  

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

He is no longer a minister in the Church of Scotland.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

Dr Paterson, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said after the hour-long service it was a privilege to have Charles among the congregation, which also included Scotland's first minister John Swinney.

From BBC Sep. 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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