单词 | collegiate church |
释义 | collegiate churchnouna church that is endowed for a chapter of canons, usually with a dean, and that has no bishop's see. (in the U.S.) a church or group of churches under the general management of one consistory or session. a consolidation of formerly distinct churches under one or more pastors. (in Scotland) a church or congregation the active pastor of which is the colleague and successor of the emeritus pastor. Origin of collegiate churchlate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby collegiate churchcollege try, collegial, collegiality, collegian, collegiate, collegiate church, collegiate institute, collegium, collegium musicum, col legno, collembolan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for collegiate churchcollegiate church nounRC Church Church of England a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral US Protestantism one of a group of churches presided over by a body of pastors Scot Protestantism a church served by two or more ministers a large church endowed in the Middle Ages to become a school a chapel either endowed by or connected with a college Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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