Etymology

high churchmanship

Today it means: The principles or doctrines of a high churchman; Anglican ritualism, Anglo-Catholicism. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From high churchman + -ship.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The principles or doctrines of a high churchman; Anglican ritualism, Anglo-Catholicism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.