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Low Church

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Low Church
n.
A group in the Anglican Church that minimizes the episcopacy, priesthood, and sacraments and favors evangelical doctrines, polity, and usages.
Low-Church (lchûrch) adj.
Low Church
Noun
a section of the Church of England which stresses evangelical beliefs and practices
Low-Church adj
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At the same time, he hugged his shuddering body in both his arms - clasping himself, as if to hold himself together - and limped towards the low church wall.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Yes--that he is--the earnestest man in all Wessex, they say--the last of the old Low Church sort, they tell me--for all about here be what they call High.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Osborne Todd on his cards and became a man of decided fashion), while Miss Osborne had accompanied Miss Maria Todd to the font, and gave her protegee a prayer-book, a collection of tracts, a volume of very low church poetry, or some such memento of her goodness every year.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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