| 单词 | anglican church |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAnglican Church 1. Of or relating to the Church of England as constituted by the Reformation or any Church in communion with this; belonging to or characteristic of the Church in England. In the 19th cent.: spec. characterized by or holding moderate High Church opinions, as distinct from those considered either Romanist or Protestant. Frequently in Anglican Church (see church n.1 5a).In early use (in Scottish texts) esp. as distinguished from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.neo-, Pan-Anglican, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > [adjective] Anglican1598 Anglical1600 episcopal1752 episcopalian1768 Church of Englandist1818 churchy1843 church1853 1598 King James VI & I in D. Calderwood True Hist. Church Scotl. (1844) V. 694 I minde not..to bring in Papisticall or Anglican bishopping; but onlie to have the best and wisest of the ministrie appointed by the General Assemblie. 1600 J. Melvill Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 471 Antichristian and Anglican Episcopall dignities..ar flat repugnant to the Word of God. a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Lang. & Relig. (1614) Pref. sig. ¶¶4 This is manifest out of the confessions themselues, which are these, the Anglicane, the Scotiane, French, [etc.]. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 46 They all concurre in opposition to the Roman Church; as also all they of the Angelican [1650 Anglican], Scotican, Gallic,..and Belgic confessions. 1660 J. Fell Life Hammond in Wks. (1684) I. 12 The sober Principles and old establishment of the Anglicane Church. 1714 ‘Philoclerus’ Speculum Sarisburianum 31 I am certain he may find Popery..in the Project of Union between the Anglican and Gallican Churches. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy I. 95 We say the Jewish or Egyptian Priesthood, the Romish or Anglican Clergy. 1837 J. H. Newman Lect. Prophetical Office Church xi. 326 The Anglican system..takes middle ground between Romanism and mere Protestantism. 1840 W. E. Gladstone Church Princ. 228 Many members of the Papal communion have maintained the validity of Anglican orders. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 91 [To] force the Anglican clergy to become his agents for the destruction of the Anglican doctrine and discipline. 1883 F. E. Warren in Prayer-bk. Comm. (S.P.C.K.) 106 The Invitation, Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words are a..distinguishing feature of the present Anglican Liturgy. 1928 M. L. Stockett Baltimore xii. 207 Saint Paul's is the mother church of all the Anglican parishes in Baltimore. 1941 Musical Times Apr. 142/1 Most Anglican organists have to take more services and practices than Free Churchmen. 1966 H. Kemelman Saturday Rabbi went Hungry (1967) ii. 18 In spite of the clerical collar and black silk rabat, he looked more like a football player than an Anglican minister. 2003 Independent 17 Feb. 16/4 The Roman Catholic members..respected him as a bishop speaking out of his own Anglican tradition rather than propounding personal theories. < as lemmas |
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