单词 | broad churchman |
释义 | Broad Churchmann. A member of a tradition or group within the Anglican communion favouring a liberal interpretation of doctrine; a supporter of the Broad Church. Cf. High Churchman n., Low Churchman n. ΘΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > Broad Church > [noun] > person Broad Churchman1850 1850 Western Times (Exeter) 14 Sept. 3/3 I call Mr. Hatchard not a low or a high churchman..but a broad churchman, who has fellowship with every sound-minded man. 1870 F. D. Maurice Let. in J. F. Maurice Life F. D. Maurice (1884) I. xii. 184 They [sc. the Liberals] are called Broad Churchmen now, and delight to be called so. But their breadth seems to me to be narrowness. 1874 W. E. Gladstone Ritualism in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 673 Some of those clergy who are called Broadchurchmen. 1951 W. Lewis Rotting Hill (1986) i. 31 All farmers like a ‘broad churchman’ and dislike and suspect a ‘high churchman.’ 2014 Church Times 25 July 22/3 A broad-churchman, he got on well with clergy of all types, and had a reputation for being a good listener. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1850 |
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