free church

[ free-church ]

noun
  1. (sometimes initial capital letters) a church free from state control.: Compare established church.

  2. (sometimes initial capital letters) a dissenting or nonconforming church.

  1. (initial capital letters)Also Free Kirk [free-kurk; Scots kirk] /ˈfri ˈkɜrk; Scots ˈkɪrk/ . (in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843.

Origin of free church

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for Free Church

Free Church

noun
  1. mainly British

    • any Protestant Church, esp the Presbyterian, other than the Established Church

    • (as modifier): Free-Church attitudes

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