Church of England

noun

1. the established church in England, Catholic in faith and order, but incorporating many principles of the Protestant Reformation and independent of the papacy.

Church of England

noun

1. the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head

Church of England

1. The established church (see also established church ) in England . The Church of England is Protestant and is governed by bishops , with the king or queen as its official head. One of the primary results of the Reformation , it was founded in the early sixteenth century when King Henry VIII declared that he, not the pope , was the head of the Christian Church in England. The Church of England is the original church of the Anglican Communion .

Example Sentences

He also said he believed "that stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England".

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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Church of England and leads 85 million Anglicans in 165 countries around the world.

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John Smyth’s death in 2018 meant an "appalling abuser" associated with the Church of England escaped justice for crimes stretching back decades.

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It was the description chosen by the independent review commissioned by the Church of England to investigate how Smyth was able to groom and abuse children at Christian camps and in schools for so long.

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He commended the Church of England’s recent Makin report, saying it "left no stone unturned".

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