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High Church
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High Church
n
(Christianity / Anglicanism) the party or movement within the Church of England stressing continuity with Catholic Christendom, the authority of bishops, and the importance of sacraments, rituals, and ceremonies Compare Broad Church, Low Church
adj High-Church
(Christianity / Anglicanism) of or relating to this party or movement
High-Churchman  n
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Noun1.High Church - a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)High Church - a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group


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Doctrinally, the High Church party tends to concentrate on the Mystery of the Incarnation.
He might excoriate the High Church party for having, throughout English history, opposed improving measures of any kind; but he shared with his AngloCatholic adversaries the conviction that Christianity must be the law of the land.
 
 
 
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