high church
A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood,…A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasising continuity with Catholicism.
» The Amish people use Pennsylvania German at home, English for business, and High German in church.
Die Amischen sprechen zu Hause Pennsylvaniadeutsch, auf der Arbeit Englisch und in der Kirche Hochdeutsch.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasising continuity with Catholicism.
a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
(broadly, uncountable)Any similar Christian tradition.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Amish people use Pennsylvania German at home, English for business, and High German in church.
deDie Amischen sprechen zu Hause Pennsylvaniadeutsch, auf der Arbeit Englisch und in der Kirche Hochdeutsch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Back-formation from High Churchman, originally denoting an opponent of religious toleratioBack-formation from High Churchman, originally denoting an opponent of religious toleration with high meaning “extreme”; see churchman (“supporter of the established church”). Compare High Tory.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority):High Anglican Church
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable