high church
Noun: A tradition or party within the Anglican Communion and some other Protestant churches that emphasizes the historical continuity of the church with Catholic Christianity. This emphasis is expressed through formal, liturgical worship, the importance of sacraments, and respect for church authority and tradition.
The term is used to describe a particular theological and liturgical position within a church, often contrasted with "Low Church." It functions as a proper noun and is often capitalized.
Examples: - The parish's High Church services feature incense, elaborate vestments, and a sung Eucharist. - He was drawn to the High Church tradition because of its rich liturgical practices. - Debates between High Church and Low Church factions have been a part of Anglican history.
- High Churchman/High Churchwoman: A person who adheres to High Church principles.
- As a devoted High Churchman, he advocated for the restoration of ancient rituals.
- The term can be used attributively (as an adjective) to modify other nouns.
- The diocese is known for its High Church theology.
- Anglo-Catholicism: A term often used synonymously with or as a development of the High Church tradition, with a stronger emphasis on reunion with the Roman Catholic Church.
- Low Church: The tradition within Anglicanism that emphasizes Protestant doctrine, simplicity in worship, and the authority of scripture over church tradition.
- Broad Church: A tradition within Anglicanism that seeks a middle, inclusive path between evangelical and Catholic emphases.
- Anglo-Catholic (though this can imply a more specific position)
- Liturgical (in a general descriptive sense)
- Sacramentalist
- Low Church
- Evangelical (in the Anglican context)
- Reformed
- The Oxford Movement: A 19th-century movement that sought to renew the Church of England by reviving Catholic doctrine and ritual, closely associated with the development of the High Church tradition.
- Ritualism: The emphasis on the use of ritual in worship, often associated with High Church or Anglo-Catholic practice.
- a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)