Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high churchman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: high- church-man
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Church of England who prioritises those aspects of Anglicanism which distinguish it from Calvinism and other Protestant denominations, and which it has in common with Catholicism, especially the authority of the priesthood and the importance of church ritual.

noun

An Anglican opponent of religious toleration; a Tory.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative letter-case form of High Churchman.

Example Sentences

"Nothing riled English high churchmen more than the phrase Protestant church. It seemed to lump them with Germans against miracle or Swiss against Trinity or ranters against decorum."
"High Churchmen were not beyond praying for the dead; and the stories collected in Boswell's Johnson show that the possibility of ghosts was a reality in the eighteenth century for many educated men […]."
"The same Noise that is now made against the taking off the Tests, will then be made against a Repeal of Penal Laws. Whoever will consult the various Methods these high Churchmen have used to Cajole and Abuse you, will see cause to conclude, That you cannot run a greater hazard, than to put any Trust or Confidence in them."

Etymology

First attested in the 17th century, originally in sense 2, with high meaning “extreme”. Compare High Tory.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 17th century

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

High Churchmen (plural)

Phrases

high church high churchmanship

Frequently Paired Words

Broad Churchman

Antonyms

Low Churchman

Questions

What does high churchman mean?: A member of the Church of England who prioritises those aspects of Anglicanism which distinguish it from Calvinism and other Protestant denominations, and which it has in common with Catholicism, especially the authority of the priesthood and the importance of church ritual.
Where does high churchman come from?: First known use: First attested in the 17th century.

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