low-church

Speech parts

1. low-church - Noun

2. low-church - Adjective

Meaning

Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.

Alternative names

low church

Examples

The three "parties" (see Churchmanship ) in the Church of England are sometimes called high church (or Anglo-Catholic ), low church (or Evangelical ) and broad church (or liberal ). Source: Internet

The appeal of this Gothic revival (which after 1837, in Britain, is sometimes termed Victorian Gothic ), gradually widened to encompass "low church" as well as "high church" clients. Source: Internet

The Methodist movement has a wide variety of forms of worship, ranging from high church to low church in liturgical usage. Source: Internet

Others belong to a more Evangelical or low church tradition and tend to support the Thirty-nine Articles and simpler worship services. Source: Internet

The low church party is more Protestant in both ceremony and theology. Source: Internet

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