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In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.
Neve McIntosh

Meaning of "Church of Scotland" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Church of Scotland play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Church of Scotland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland traces its roots back to the beginnings of Christianity in Scotland, but its identity is principally shaped by the Reformation of 1560. As of December 2013, its pledged membership is 398,389, or about 7.5% of the total population – though according to the 2011 national census, a significant higher 32% of the Scottish population claimed some form of allegiance to it.

Definition of Church of Scotland in the English dictionary

The definition of Church of Scotland in the dictionary is the established church in Scotland, Calvinist in doctrine and Presbyterian in constitution.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Church Army
Church Commissioners
Church Father
church hall
church key
church mode
Church of Christ, Scientist
Church of England
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Church of Rome
Church of the Brethren
church owl
church parade
church school
church service
Church Slavic
Church Slavonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Cartland
coastland
Deutschland
eastland
flatland
forestland
Gotland
heartland
Isle of Portland
Jutland
Maitland
Margaret of Scotland
outland
peatland
Portland
Rutland
Scotland
Shetland
wetland
wheatland
Zetland

Synonyms and antonyms of Church of Scotland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Church of Scotland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Find out the translation of Church of Scotland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Church of Scotland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Church of Scotland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏格兰教会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Iglesia de Escocia
570 millions of speakers

English

Church of Scotland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कॉटलैंड के चर्च
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كنيسة اسكتلندا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Церковь Шотландии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Igreja da Escócia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কটল্যান্ডের চার্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Eglise d´Ecosse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gereja Scotland
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kirche von Schottland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スコットランド教会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스코틀랜드 의 교회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gereja Skotlandia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Giáo Hội của Scotland
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்காட்லாந்து தேவாலயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चर्च ऑफ स्कॉटलंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İskoçya Kilisesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chiesa di Scozia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kościół Szkocji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Церква Шотландії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biserica din Scoția
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Εκκλησία της Σκωτίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kerk van Skotland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Church of Scotland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Church of Scotland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Church of Scotland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHURCH OF SCOTLAND»

The term «Church of Scotland» is normally little used and occupies the 113.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHURCH OF SCOTLAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Church of Scotland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Church of Scotland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Church of Scotland

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4 QUOTES WITH «CHURCH OF SCOTLAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Church of Scotland.
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Douglas Alexander
It was here in Edinburgh that in the 1980s I joined with many others to protest against Margaret Thatcher as she arrived to address the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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Edward Irving
The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented.
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Neve McIntosh
In the Church of Scotland, Episcopalian, you don't have to believe in Heaven, but you definitely have to believe in Hell.
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Neve McIntosh
In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHURCH OF SCOTLAND»

Discover the use of Church of Scotland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Church of Scotland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of ...
that our duties, as pastors of the Church of Scotland, are, in consequence, greatly multiplied, and our responsibility much increased. Sensible, that, at no period of our history, have we stood more iri need of the aid and support of religion ; that, ...
Church of Scotland. General Assembly, 1801
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History of the Church of Scotland: From the Introduction of ...
By the Treaty of Union the Church of Scotland was placed in a new position, fitted to try severely the vitality and the power of her constitutional principles. The Act of Security had indeed precluded the British parliament from interfering with her ...
William Maxwell Hetherington, 1843
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The History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of ...
William Crookshank. to be raised, would force the people to take arms ; and 1677 . so a fine handle would be given, to make a sacrifice of s^v""*^ them to the resentments of the Prelates and the Duke of York. But the people generally adhered ...
William Crookshank, 1749
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The history of the sufferings of the church of Scotland, ...
Robert Wodrow. List of the commissioners appointed by the council in August 1677, vAth the names of the commissioners now added. COMMISSIONERS FORMERLY. Sir Robert Daliiel of Glenall Richard Murray of. communed ministers , field ...
Robert Wodrow, 1836
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The Presbyterian Church of East Africa: An Account of Its ...
The book also uses the GMS as a case study to analyze not only how Christian missions in colonial Africa struggled to win souls for Jesus Christ, but also some of the major problems that they encountered and how they tried to solve them.
E. N. Wamagatta, 2009
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History of the Missions of the Free Church of Scotland in ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Robert Jr. Hunter, Robert Hunter, 2010
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The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland from ...
James Kirkton, James Russell (of Kettle.) Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. 49 personal and ministerial behavior ; every congregation was to be visited by the presbyterie, that they might see how the vine flowrish- ed, ...
James Kirkton, James Russell (of Kettle.), Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, 1817
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The Home and Foreign Missionary Record for the Church of ...
Church of Scotland. HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY RECORD FOB ' THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. BY AUTHORITY OP THE COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. APRIL, 1839. EDUCATION. COLONIAL Canada.
Church of Scotland, 1838
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The confessions of faith, catechisms, directories, form of ...
& c, of publick authority in the Church of Scotland; together with the Acts of Assembly concerning the doctrine, worship, discipline and government of the Church of Scotland. Also, a collection of some principal acts and ordinances of the ...
Church of Scotland, 1764
10
The Duty of Excommunicating the 'moderate' Ministers of the ...
present, the true servants of God in the Church of Scotland had acted upon the same principle, and carried the ecclesiastical laws of the Church into strict execution, heedless of kings, of parliaments, or of courts, she would not now have been ...
Patrick Edward Dove, 1843

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHURCH OF SCOTLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Church of Scotland is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weather vane is crowning glory for congregation's rebuilt spire
The congregation was recently given a reprieve after the Church of Scotland revised plans to close Lenzie Old Parish Church. Dynamic Dart ... «Kirkintilloch Herald, Jul 15»
2
We must meet the goal of giving every child their right to a basic …
After the Reformation in 1560, one of the first decisions of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was to seek to establish a school in ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
3
Funeral for Cumbernauld couple killed in Tunisia shooting to be …
They were both heavily involved with the Church of Scotland at Abronhill. The couple was among the 38 people - including 30 Britons - shot ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»
4
Church of Scotland looking for new minister… To lead congregation …
The Church of Scotland is advertising for a new minister to lead the flock in one of their most exotic parishes – Bermuda. Among the perks for ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
5
Prime Minister hails Srebrenica tribute organiser
A former moderator of the Church of Scotland who has organised a major commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre has been honoured by ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Your Noon Briefing: IPSO upholds complaint from First Minister, The …
Says a Church of Scotland media release: “The Church of Scotland's Abronhill Church in Cumbernauld held a prayer gathering [on Friday] ... «allmediascotland.com, Jul 15»
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Talks held over future of Old Parish Church in Cambuslang
... about this possibility and have asked for this issue to be taken forward with LEAP and the general trustees of the Church of Scotland.”. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Naming ceremonies treble in a decade as more parents opt for non …
The Catholic Church carried out 8,039 baptisms in 2013, according to its latest figures, while the Church of Scotland carried out 4,045 in 2014. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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Church of Scotland calls for urgent review of benefit sanctions
Church_of_Scotland The Church of Scotland has joined with other churches and charities calling on the UK government to set up a full, ... «Scottish Housing News, Jul 15»
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Minister in 'bully' claims quits church
A FORMER minister who was suspended by the Church of Scotland amid bullying claims has resigned – after alleged delays in handling her ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Church of Scotland [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/church-of-scotland>. Apr 2024 ».
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