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 growth is consistent with net assets held by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the group of national church leadership that oversees and organizes Catholicism in the U.S. and the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2022
Dr. Räsänen said Finnish law requires the national church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, to “confess its faith and actions” in public.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
In England there was a shaky national church, which Elizabeth’s father, Henry VIII, had made himself head of, splitting the country in two.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
This is the national church of the Tuscans, and was built at the expense of the city of Florence.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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