high church

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别名

high-church High Church

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

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  2. 2.

    Any similar Christian tradition.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Characteristic of or pertaining to such a tradition.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sect religious order

词源

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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