free church
noun
(sometimes initial capital letters)
a dissenting or nonconforming church.
(initial capital letters) Also Free Kirk.
(in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843.
Origin of free church
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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British Dictionary definitions for free church
Free Church
noun
mainly British
- any Protestant Church, esp the Presbyterian, other than the Established Church
- (as modifier)Free-Church attitudes