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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW-CHURCH

Low-Church  [ləʊ tʃɜːtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW-CHURCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low-Church is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

The definition of Low-Church in the dictionary is of or relating to the Low Church in Anglicanism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOW-CHURCH


antichurch
ˌæntɪˈtʃɜːtʃ
besmirch
bɪˈsmɜːtʃ
birch
bɜːtʃ
Christchurch
ˈkraɪstˌtʃɜːtʃ
church
tʃɜːtʃ
curch
kɜːtʃ
dischurch
dɪsˈtʃɜːtʃ
Free-Church
ˈfriːˌtʃɜːtʃ
interchurch
ˌɪntəˈtʃɜːtʃ
lurch
lɜːtʃ
megachurch
ˈmɛɡəˌtʃɜːtʃ
merch
mɜːtʃ
nonchurch
ˌnɒnˈtʃɜːtʃ
perch
pɜːtʃ
prochurch
prəʊˈtʃɜːtʃ
research
rɪˈsɜːtʃ
search
sɜːtʃ
superchurch
ˈsuːpərˌtʃɜːtʃ
unchurch
ʌnˈtʃɜːtʃ
wordsearch
ˈwɜːdˌsɜːtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW-CHURCH

Low Latin
Low Mass
low profile
low relief
low season
Low Sunday
low tech
low technology
low tide
low vowel
low water
low-alcohol
low-angle shot
low-budget
low-cal
low-calorie
low-carbon steel
low-cholesterol
Low-Churchman

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW-CHURCH

Anglican Church
Baptist Church
Catholic Church
collegiate church
Congregational Church
Coptic Church
Dutch Reformed Church
Early Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Episcopal Church
house church
Methodist Church
Moravian 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

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

Translator English - Chinese

小教堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Low - Iglesia
570 millions of speakers

English

Low-Church
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम चर्च
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منخفضة الكنيسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Low- Церковь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Low- Igreja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিম্ন-চার্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Basse - Eglise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah-Gereja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Low- Kirche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低教会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저 교회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Low-Church
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thấp Giáo Hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லோ-சர்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लो चर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük Kilisesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Low- Chiesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Low- Kościół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Low - Церква
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Low - Biserica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Low - Εκκλησίας
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

Low- 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 129.702 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.
1
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.
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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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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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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
9
The True Character of a Church-man, Shewing the False ...
Together with The Character of a Low Church-man Drawn in Answer to It. With Remarks.. Richard West. on very high ones to themselves , whose Practice in King James's time in admitting a certain Dean, if it was laid open to Publick view,  ...
Richard West, 1702
10
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

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW-CHURCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Low-Church is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bread, Circuses, and Skits
I've been a part of many conversations with leaders from a variety of low-church traditions, and have heard the same refrain. The problems in a ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Alan Titchmarsh: I dug myself into a hole with the BBC
Growing up in a church-going family (nothing heavy, just low-church C of E) I have always drawn the line at blasphemy - my swearing does not ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Jeb Sells Catholicism to Evangelicals
Low-church Protestants from the Bible Belt have historically been hostile to Catholicism, even sometimes fearing that Catholics' devotion to the ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
4
Wellington – the Iron Irishman
... born with the surname Wesley, which they changed to Wellesley, presumably to distance themselves from the low-church founder of preachy, ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 15»
5
The Pulpit is the Prow
Many of us were raised in low-church evangelical traditions with strong pulpit ministries, and part of what has drawn us to the Anglican fold is ... «First Things, Jun 15»
6
BBC pro visits 46 churches during Lent and shares what he saw …
I mean, what would the low-church version of this essay consist of? Think about it. Tagged: Lent, Mass, BBC, Adrian Chiles. 3 Likes. Share. «GetReligion, May 15»
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Why Rachel Held Evans is not controversial
Like many who grew up in low-church evangelical settings, Evans says she's drawn to the Anglican-Episcopal tradition for “the liturgy, the ... «Albany Times Union, May 15»
8
Paul Prather: Preaching is a family calling
I guess you just never know, even where your own son is concerned. I should explain that our congregation hails from a low-church tradition. «Lexington Herald Leader, May 15»
9
Beauty and Tradition in the “Church of the Poor”
While his interest in the liturgy is much less pronounced than Benedict XVI's, Pope Francis is hardly the partisan of a “low-church” worship style. «Catholic World Report, Apr 15»
10
Rachel Held Evans Returns to Church
Like many who grew up in low-church evangelical settings, Evans says she's drawn to the Anglican-Episcopal tradition for “the liturgy, the ... «ChristianityToday.com, Apr 15»

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