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high church

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
high- church
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasising continuity with Catholicism.

Uncountable

noun

Any similar Christian tradition.

Uncountable

adj

Characteristic of or pertaining to such a tradition.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of high church.

Uncountable

adj

Alternative letter-case form of high church.

Etymology

Back-formation from High Churchman, originally denoting an opponent of religious toleration with high meaning “extreme”; see churchman (“supporter of the established church”). Compare High Tory.

Usage

Inflected Forms

high-church (alternative) more high church (comparative) most high church (superlative)

Synonyms

high anglican church

Questions

What does high church mean?
A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasising continuity with Catholicism.
Where does high church come from?
Back-formation from High Churchman, originally denoting an opponent of religious toleration with high meaning “extreme”; see churchman (“supporter of the established church”). Compare High Tory.

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