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

Thirty-nine Articles, the articles of religious belief finally agreed upon by the entire bishops and clergy of the Church of England in 1562.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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

Several clergymen of the established church prayed to be liberated from their obligation to subscribe to the "Thirty-nine Articles."

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne

If they have given up the Thirty-nine Articles, have they on that account conceded to each other the right of judging all things for themselves? 

From The London Pulpit by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)