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HIGH CHURCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
Synonyms:
High Anglican Church; High Church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("High Church" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Domain category:
church; church service (a service conducted in a house of worship)