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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW CHURCH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW CHURCH

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Low Church can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES LOW CHURCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Low church

Low church is a term of distinction in the Church of England or other Anglican churches initially designed to be pejorative. During the series of doctrinal and ecclesiastic challenges to the established church in the 17th century, commentators and others—who favoured the theology, worship, and hierarchical structure of Anglicanism as the true form of Christianity— began referring to that outlook as 'high church'. In contrast, by the early 18th century those theologians and politicians who sought more reform in the English church and a greater liberalisation of church structure were called "low church". "Low church", in an Anglican context, denotes the church's simplicity or Protestant emphasis, and "high church" denotes an emphasis on ritual or Anglo-Catholicism.

Definition of Low Church in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW CHURCH

Low Archipelago
low blow
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Low Countries
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low frequency
Low German
low heels
Low Latin
Low Mass
low profile
low relief
low season
Low Sunday

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW CHURCH

Anglican Church
Baptist Church
Catholic Church
Christchurch
church
collegiate church
Congregational Church
Dutch Reformed Church
Episcopal Church
house church
lurch
megachurch
Methodist Church
New Church
Orthodox Church
parish church
Roman Catholic Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Saint Peter´s Church
States of the Church
United Reformed Church

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Low Church» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW CHURCH

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Translator English - Chinese

低教会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Low Church
570 millions of speakers

English

Low Church
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निम्न चर्च
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منخفضة الكنيسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Низкая Церковь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Baixa Igreja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিম্ন গির্জা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Low Church
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gereja Rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Low Church
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低教会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낮은 교회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gereja Kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Giáo hội thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த சர்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लो चर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük Kilise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Low Church
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niski Kościół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низька Церква
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biserica low
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χαμηλό Εκκλησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae Kerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Låg Church
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav kirke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Low Church

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW CHURCH»

The term «Low Church» is normally little used and occupies the 135.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW CHURCH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW CHURCH»

Discover the use of Low Church in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Low Church and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
The stronghold of the Low Church lies undoubtedly in the biological sciences. Living organisms have a quality of irre- ducibility; one cannot study living things without recognising that they have a certain wholeness and autonomy.
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An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly ...
Low church teaching minimized the authority of the episcopate and tended to exalt royal supremacy. This loyalty to the throne was not because of the divine right of kings. It reflected a convenient anti-Roman Catholic political arrangement,  ...
Donald S. Armentrout, Robert Boak Slocum, 2000
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Encyclopedia of Religion in the South
High Church/Low Church Synod, unpublished typescript, Life Sketches of Lutheran Ministers, North Carolina and Tennessee Synods, 1773-1965. Hugh George Anderson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania HIGH CHURCH/LOW CHURCH.
Samuel S. Hill, Charles H. Lippy, Charles Reagan Wilson, 2005
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The Church in History
You will remember that the Low Church party was evangelical in spirit and favored simplicity in the church service. The High Church party in Amer- •362• ica was strengthened by the Oxford Movement in England, and the Low Church party  ...
B. K. Kuiper, 1988
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Anglicans in Canada: Controversies and Identity in ...
authority of the clergy; low-church Anglicans stressed the priesthood of all believers, which meant that every Christian could and did meet the living God without priestly mediation. High-church Anglicans thought an established Church led by ...
Alan Lauffer Hayes, 2004
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The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, ...
The first half of the nineteenth century saw the division of the church into High and Low Church factions. The High Church group looked to historic traditions of liturgy, stressing the church's Catholic and medieval roots and the importance of the ...
Joseph M. Flora, Lucinda Hardwick MacKethan, Todd W. Taylor, 2002
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From Cranmer to Davidson: A Church of England Miscellany
churches, which had resulted in an account applying a pattern of almost infinite gradations of anglican churchmanship.62 In the case of the high- and low-church parties, however, Conybeare again opted for a tripartite division. Both were ...
Stephen Taylor, 1999
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Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
The diocese of Huron became a bastion of the low church party. Led by a strongly Irish clerical faction, lay representatives secured the election as bishop of Benjamin Cronyn, an Irishman and avowed opponent of ritualism. Most of the clergy ...
Paul R. Magocsi, 1999
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Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional
I think that Vintage, with its commitment to ancient church practices and disciplines, is a huge step beyond most low-church evangelicalism, whether contemporary or traditional. Most traditional churches are heirs of the low-church movement ...
Jim Belcher, 2009
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Images of the Church in the New Testament
If we may take as an example the first area mentioned — the agelong conflict between high-church and low-church views, a conflict that is not limited to a single tradition or to a traditional rivalry between two traditions — we see that these very ...
Paul Sevier Minear, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW CHURCH»

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Does everyone hate politicians - or can they be popular?
For somebody Jewish he is terribly low church. Evangelical Labour, like establishment Tory, is tiring. Better to look bored than bore. Try hard if ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Recovering Storytelling
The other stuff – high or low church, pews or no pews, kneelers or not, choir loft or choir chancel – will evolve as the congregation evolves. «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Is he the Best role model for Order?
Is it right that they didn't want the low church rabble in. Anyway, it's a good plug for the book Brian (which is surely a bit of a Taig name for an ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
4
Why Arguments Against Women in Ministry Aren't Biblical
Some of these objections come out of a high church tradition, some tend to come from low church traditions, some are Catholic/Orthodox some ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
5
Oxford's Influential Inklings
Whether high or low church, Evangelical, Broad Church, or Catholic, Oxford was in love with the idea of Christian perfection. It was here in 1729 ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, May 15»
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Trollope's Perspicacity
Trollope's Low Church Bishop Proudie would today be a newly appointed university president, eager for online courses and increased ... «Commonweal, May 15»
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Trollope Trending
Trollope's Low Church Bishop Proudie would today be a newly appointed university president, eager for online courses and increased ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
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Pope Francis Cuba Visit: Catholic Church's Tense Relations With …
The possibility that the pope's visit could help energize Catholic practice is set against the reality of low church attendance in the country, ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»
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To celebrate Anthony Trollope's 200th anniversary, writers choose …
Low church battles high church. The Oxford Movement is on the attack; the German Higher Criticism attracts and repels in equal measure. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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A Christo-Pagan Eucharist
But I was raised in a “low church” with a very stripped down liturgy, so high mass doesn't really trigger me the way it may some Pagans. I would ... «Patheos, Apr 15»

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