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

He said that the Thirty-nine Articles were a bundle of inconsistencies from beginning to end.

From The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 by Caswall, Henry

That the President and Professors of King's College ought not to be required to subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles.

From Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada by Putnam, J. Harold

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

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