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 These years were also ones of popular religious ferment, with battles between the Church of England, Puritans, and Catholics, and between these, the Baptists, and other new spiritual movements. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 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 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 5 Oct. 2024.

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