High Church

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ˌHigh ˈChurch noun [singular]  RRCthe part of the Church of England that is closest in its beliefs to the Roman Catholic Church 〔英国国教的〕高派教会 —High Church adjective → Low Church

Examples from the Corpus

High Church• Moreover, some of the riots were incited by local High Church clergy and gentry.• Rather High Church, I gather, and a most beautiful building.• A number of communities drew up counter-addresses in opposition to the High Church ones.• They were too High Church for that.• Indeed, in traditional High Church fashion, they were not ashamed to announce their belief in the divine-right nature of bishops.

ˌHigh ˈChurch nounChineseSyllable  

Church of part England closest of that in the Corpus the is

High Church
ˌHigh ˈChurch noun [singular]
the part of the Church of England that is closest in its beliefs to the Roman Catholic Church
—High Church adjective
⇨ Low Church

High ChurchBrE /ˌhaɪ ˈtʃɜːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with the part of the Anglican Church that is most similar to the Roman Catholic Church in its beliefs and practices 高派教会的（圣公会的一派，在信仰和礼仪方面与天主教最相似）