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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95641" /> ==
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95641" /> ==
<p> A portion of the [[Church]] of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the [[Low]] Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of [[Christian]] doctrine and fellowship. </p>
<p> [[A]] portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of [[Christian]] doctrine and fellowship. </p>
          
          
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69606" /> ==
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69606" /> ==
<p> That section of the [[Church]] which inclines to liberal opinions in theology, and is opposed to the narrowing of either spirit or form, perhaps to an undue degree and to the elimination of elements distinctive of the [[Christian]] system. </p>
<p> That section of the Church which inclines to liberal opinions in theology, and is opposed to the narrowing of either spirit or form, perhaps to an undue degree and to the elimination of elements distinctive of the Christian system. </p>
          
          
==References ==
==References ==

Revision as of 02:28, 13 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

That section of the Church which inclines to liberal opinions in theology, and is opposed to the narrowing of either spirit or form, perhaps to an undue degree and to the elimination of elements distinctive of the Christian system.

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