| 单词 | church of scotland |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChurch of Scotland Church of Scotland n. the national (Presbyterian) Christian Church in Scotland; cf. kirk n. 2, Kirk of Scotland n., Free Church of Scotland at free church n. 2b.In 1560 John Knox reformed the established Church in Scotland along Presbyterian lines, but there were repeated attempts by the Stuart monarchs to impose episcopalianism, and the Church of Scotland was not finally established as Presbyterian until 1690. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [noun] Kirk of Scotland?a1400 Church of Scotland1548 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ccxlvjv He hath willed and sought..that the Churche of Scotlande should come, and be brought to the same poynt and ende, and to suche like fall, as the Churche of England, is now come to in deede. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (1656) (Rom. xv. 6) 652 It is recorded to the high commendation of the Church of Scotland, that for this 90 years and upwards they have kept unity. 1717 D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. ii. 104 No sooner was Episcopacy, upon any Occasion, set up in the Church of Scotland, but it began always to persecute the Presbyterian Church. 1840 Inquirer Jan. 26 In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, passed ‘the Veto Act’, which allowed the majority of parishoners [sic] to pronounce a veto against the settlement of a minister in their parish. 1920 Q. Rev. Jan. 225 The typical United Free Churchman..wishes national religious ceremonials to continue to be celebrated according to the order of the Church of Scotland in St Giles Cathedral. 1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge ii. 21 His landlords, the Stockwells, were a douce Church of Scotland couple. 2007 Church Times 1 June 7/1 The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland..called on the Kirk to reject Christian Zionism and to stand up against human trafficking. < as lemmas |
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