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

The book recommends that the kings of Judah and Israel, the journeys of St. Paul, and the Thirty-nine Articles shall be committed to memory.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

I studied a little the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England, and the four Gospels, and came to the conclusion that they differed.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles

The Thirty-nine Articles of the Code of Honor were carefully consulted, and the question was finally determined in the affirmative.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George

He was deeply religious, and so orthodox, that he told me one day he should be grieved if a single word of the Thirty-nine Articles were altered.

From Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Darwin, Charles