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14 words match “CHURCHMAN”

CHURCHMAN n. 3 definitions
An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. "A zealous churchman." Macaulay.
CHURCHMANLY a.
Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.
CHURCHMANSHIP n.
The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.
HIGH-CHURCHMAN n.
One who holds high-church principles.
HIGH-CHURCHMAN-SHIP n.
The state of being a high-churchman. J. H. Newman.
LOW-CHURCHMAN n.
One who holds low-church principles.
LOW-CHURCHMANSHIP n.
The state of being a low-churchman.
ANGLO-CATHOLIC n.
the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.
CHURCHLIKE a.
Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.
COWLED a.
Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. "That cowled churchman." Emerson.
EPICENE a.
her. The literary prigs epicene. Prof. Wilson. He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman. J. A. Symonds.
EPISCOPALIAN n.
episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
PRELATIST n.
supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott.
STANCH a.
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. V. Knox. In politics I hear you 're stanch. Prior.