the Church of England

noun phrase

: the official state church in England

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As British monarch, Charles heads the Church of England which split from the Catholic Church in 1534. USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 And for the first time in history, such a synod featured an address by the spiritual leader of the Church of England. Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013 Prior to his brush with the law, Grierson supported himself and his family by working for Alexander Keith, a minister and Jacobite sympathizer who made a living by marrying people outside of the formal system required by the Church of England. Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 The disciplinary proceedings come after the Makin Review revealed extensive failures in safeguarding and holding accountable those aware of the abuse, the Church of England said. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Church of England

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“The Church of England.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Church%20of%20England. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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