high church
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- High Church, (adjective) high-church
Etymology
[edit]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.
Noun
[edit]- (Anglicanism) 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.
- Hyponym: Anglo-Catholicism
- Coordinate terms: broad church, low church
- (by extension) Any similar Christian tradition.
Antonyms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]high church (comparative more high church, superlative most high church)
- Characteristic of or pertaining to such a tradition.