How to Use the Church of England in a Sentence

the Church of England

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• The king is the supreme governor of the Church of England.
  — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
• Born in 1892, Tolkien was baptized in the Church of England.
  — Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023
• First, there will be a homage of the Church of England, led by the Archbishop.
  — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
• The monarch swears an oath to uphold both the law and the Church of England, and the Archbishop anoints the monarch with holy oil.
  — Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• The sister of the head of the Church of England marrying a divorced man?
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• Inside the abbey, the service illuminated the king’s dual roles as head of state and head of the Church of England.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
• The archbishop’s assault on the migration law has focused new attention of the role of the Church of England in the House of Lords.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 11 May 2023
• The couple was presented with royal regalia and anointed with holy oil, and the monarch swore an oath to uphold the law and the Church of England.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
• Faith leaders from outside the Church of England will take an active role in the ceremony for the first time.
  — Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• The British royal family oversees the Church of England; Charles is now the supreme governor.
  — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• Queen Elizabeth served as the ceremonial head of the Church of England since her accession to the throne in 1952.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
• Although the monarch is no longer considered divine in the same way, the ceremony of Coronation also confirms the monarch as the Head of the Church of England.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2023
• That’s how much money a new report suggests the Church of England should invest in a fund to address its historical ties to slavery.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
• The late Queen Elizabeth did not attend the ceremony because of her role as head of the Church of England, which discourages divorce.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
• The coronation ceremony drew largely on the Protestant liturgy of the Church of England, whose teachings Charles swore to uphold.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
• Guy Hewitt, head of the Church of England’s racial-justice initiative, which will manage the £100 million fund, is also Barbados born.
  — Time, 6 July 2023
• But the deeply religious and regalia-heavy event is a more formal confirmation of his role as head of state and titular head of the Church of England and was intended to show the king's authority was derived from God.
  — Brian Melley, ajc, 5 May 2023
• But the deeply religious and regalia-heavy event is a more formal confirmation of his role as head of state and titular head of the Church of England and was intended to show the king’s authority was derived from God.
  — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• According to the Church of England's liturgy of coronation service, William's position in the coronation was an important one.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2023
• The coronation is a traditional religious ceremony in the United Kingdom in which a monarch is physically crowned and formally sworn in as the head of the Church of England.
  — Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• One of the biggest changes associated with the Reformation was the Church of England’s rejection of religious imagery.
  — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
• Elisabeth Mullally holds the third most-senior rank in the Church of England and officiates many church services attended by the royal family.
  — Alyson Krueger, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
• Lilibet's christening was unusual, according to rules established by the Church of England.
  — USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
• At this point, the Church of England was beginning to readopt elements of worship that the Tudors’ iconoclastic regime had abolished, including altars, sacraments and music.
  — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
• The stories never connect, reflecting the divide between the liberal, literary son, who immigrated to Seattle in 1990, and the conservative father, who became a vicar in the Church of England.
  — By Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024