Low Church

American  

adjective

1. pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.

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Low Church British  

noun

1. the school of thought in the Church of England stressing evangelical beliefs and practices Compare Broad Church High Church

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adjective

1. of or relating to this school

Other Word Forms

• Low-Churchman noun

Etymology

Origin of Low Church

First recorded in 1695–1705

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• High Church vs. Low Church

Example Sentences

It didn’t seem to matter that Russia is not a religiously unified country, or that it has a high abortion rate and low church attendance rate.

From Slate

“Therefore, the likelihood of any of these missionaries having contracted the coronavirus is very low,” church officials said in a statement.

From Washington Times

Bill Leonard, a professor of Baptist studies at Wake Forest University, said the dispute was a symptom of a larger “dysfunction” in the Southern Baptist Convention, which is noted for its low church style of worship and lack of idolatory.

From The Guardian

If “low church” evangelicals would merely restart the practice of inviting people to kneel together in the church sanctuary, to quietly pray together, that would be a start.

From Washington Post

The author would later write, “Had we not High Church and Low Church among our ordinary bishops … we should miss much that we feel to be ornamental to the Establishment and useful to ourselves.”

From Slate