the Church of England

noun phrase

: the official state church in England

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His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 While each diocese has only one cathedral, a city may have several if multiple traditions with bishops are present; London, for example, has both the Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral and the Church of England’s Saint Paul’s Cathedral. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026 Charles, by contrast, has had a somewhat more complicated relationship with organized Christianity, despite being the supreme governor of the Church of England. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026 Despite a formal theological dialogue that began in the 1960s, big differences remain, especially over the Church of England’s decision to ordain women. ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Church of England

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