the Church of England

noun phrase

: the official state church in England

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigns in the wake of a report into the Church of England's poor handling of an abuse scandal involving the barrister and prominent evangelical Christian John Smyth. The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024 Similarly, the Church of England’s $16 billion investment fund will no longer invest in companies that fail to meet the 2023 terms of the Paris agreement. Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018 Wright December 20, 2024 7:00 AM EST Wright, the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England, is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 In many churches, including the Church of England, bread and wine are central elements of the Eucharist, representing Jesus' body and blood in remembrance of his death and resurrection. Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Church of England 

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“The Church of England.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Church%20of%20England. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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