High Church

adjective

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition, especially in adherence to sacraments, rituals, and obedience to church authority.

High Church

noun

1. See Low Church, Broad Church
   the party or movement within the Church of England stressing continuity with Catholic Christendom, the authority of bishops, and the importance of sacraments, rituals, and ceremonies Compare Broad Church Low Church

adjective

1. of or relating to this party or movement

Derived Forms

• ˈHigh-ˈChurchman, noun

Other Words From

• High Churchman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of High Church¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The croupier announces, intoning as does a high-church curate, "There is seven hundred and forty pounds in the bank, gentlemen."

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The High Church party were then in the ascendant, and Abbot, from various causes, declined from favour.

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It is now illegible, and some of its lines appear to have been carefully erased—by some High Church chisel, probably.

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Does the reader remember that scene in the High Church of Stettin a hundred and fifty years ago?

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But, as we have already seen, Anselm was conscientious, and became the champion of the high-church party in the West.

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