Showing results for Church of England. Search instead for Edward_I_of_England.

Definitions

Church of England

NOUN

official church of england

Synonyms

WEAK

Anglican Church Anglican Communion English church

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Puritanism, by contrast, was born in rebellion against the Church of England and the “divine right” claimed by the king.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the country's leading experts in homes for unmarried mothers has spent months piecing together surviving records about St Monica's, which was run by the Church of England.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Not all the birth mothers went through a Church of England mother and baby home.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The Archbishop of Canterbury will call for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East during her first Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When they did, they usually left behind their Calvinist denominations and became members of the elite church linked to the state Church of England.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz