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Act of Uniformity

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(Eng. Hist.) an act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872.

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(3) The entire Psalter was read through each month in the worship services of the English Church, at which, by order of the Elizabethan Act of Uniformity (1559), attendance was compulsory.
Psalm culture in the English renaissance: Readings of Psalm 137 by ... by Hamlin, Hannibal / Renaissance Quarterly
In 1559 the Act of Uniformity made adherence to the ceremonies of the Church of England legally binding.
George Herbert's sacramental puritanism (*) by Whalen, Robert / Renaissance Quarterly
The Act of Uniformity, the Conventicle Act and the Test Act of 1673 were much more effective means of repressing dissent than the execution of the regicides.
Historicizing Milton: Spectacle, Power, and Poetry in Restoration ... by McAlister, Caroline / Renaissance Quarterly
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