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Definition: HIGH-CHURCH

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb high-churchly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(high-churchly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective high-church.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "High-church" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references)

Definition: HIGH-CHURCH

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb high-churchly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(high-churchly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective high-church.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "HIGH-CHURCH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references)