the Church of England

noun phrase

: the official state church in England

Examples of the Church of England in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As Cressy describes, Alexander Ross, a minister of the Church of England, had plenty to say. Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 Writing in the eighteenth century, Smith compared energetic and often sensationalist Methodist preachers with the more reserved and cerebral parsons of the Church of England. Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024 In the specific case of the Church of England, it has been pointed out that, as well as profiting from the slave trade, the Church played a vital role in ending it. The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024 As a result, there are few doctrinal differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England (known as the Episcopal Church in the United States), easing the task of reconciliation. Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013 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 2 Oct. 2024.

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