state church
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state church
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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After midnight Saturday, the Church of England — the state church, whose supreme governor is the king — sanctioned same-sex couples to be blessed for the first time in its 489-year history.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
But church-state relations are very different in England, where the population is much more secular and the Church of England is the official state church, whereas the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
And a choir practice at a Washington state church was labeled by the CDC as an early “superspreading” event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2020
Butina insisted at points that Christianity has flourished in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union, and the two bantered somewhat incoherently about the value of a state church.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2018
But even to it the law passed in 1846, granting to all congregations the right of veto, seemed now no longer a sufficient motive to return to the state church.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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