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Low Church
adjective
- pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.
Low Church
noun
- See High Church, Broad Churchthe school of thought in the Church of England stressing evangelical beliefs and practices Compare Broad Church High Church
adjective
- of or relating to this school
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Derived Forms
- ˌLow-ˈChurchman, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Low Church1
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Example Sentences
"On the altar," corrected Tempest, wincing at the sound of the word which he connected with the Low Church party.
I suppose you know he is in orders, but he is very very low church.
I heard him trying to render the stock phrases of Low Church piety into French for the benefit of the stolid man in grey alpaca.
He was high church, because he had lived among the low church party.
His service occupies a position between the latter and what is known as extreme Low Church.
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