Broad Church

adjective

pertaining or belonging to a party in the Anglican Church emphasizing a liberal interpretation of ritual.
Compare High Church, Low Church.

OTHER WORDS FROM Broad Church

Broad Churchman, noun

Example sentences from the Web for broad church

  • For there could be no doubt that he was Broad-Church, even though his antecedents had not proclaimed the fact.

    Miss Marjoribanks |Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for broad church

Broad Church

noun

a party within the Church of England which favours a broad and liberal interpretation of Anglican formularies and rubrics and objects to positive definition in theology Compare High Church, Low Church
(usually not capitals) a group or movement which embraces a wide and varied number of views, approaches, and opinions

adjective Broad-Church

of or relating to this party in the Church of England