Thirty-nine Articles

British  

plural noun

1. a set of formulas defining the doctrinal position of the Church of England, drawn up in the 16th century, to which the clergy are required to give general consent

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Thirty-nine Articles Cultural  

1. Thirty-nine fundamental beliefs of the Anglican Communion, in addition to the common Christian creeds. The Thirty-nine Articles, most of which are short paragraphs, set down differences in belief between Anglicans and other Christians.

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Example Sentences

He loved the theater � but when he met beautiful Actress Irene Vanbrugh he could think of nothing to talk about but the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in 1779 the obligation of Protestant dissenters to subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles was abolished, and the acknowledgment of the Bible as God's revealed word substituted.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

The doctrines of the Church are contained in the Thirty-nine Articles; the form of worship is directed by the Book of Common Prayer.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

They are just one third the number of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England.

From The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It by Beers, R. W.

Their ministers were also obliged to subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles, with reservation of those points opposed to their principles.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.