national church
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national church
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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As a Presbyterian, he was no longer marginalized but could identify with the Scottish national church.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The building buyout comes on top of national church requirements for exiting congregations to contribute two years of annual apportionments — $200,000 in Oakland’s case — and money for unfunded pension liabilities, Mr. Baker said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Ukrainians who favored recognition for a national church in tandem with Ukraine’s political independence from the former Soviet Union had long sought such approval.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2022
Major L’Enfant was the one who imagined a national church.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2021
Their remonstrances were seldom effectual, and the state of the national church was noted by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 as part of the general misgovernment which the baronial opposition sought to remedy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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