C of E

UK/ˌsiːəvˈiː/

A form of Church of England — The English branch of the Christian Church; (since the 16th century) specifically the established Protestant church in England which is the mother church of the Anglican Communion.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Church of England.

    Lasdun’s parents were Jews who converted to the C of E, and Nasreen’s communications quickly became virulently anti-semitic […]

    2013, Nick Richardson, “Internet-Enabled”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 8
    1 more example

    Back in Britain, historians working on the newly digitised Register of British Slave Traders were uncovering evidence that C of E clergy financed the RAC, which trafficked more African men, women and children than any other single organisation in the history of the slave trade.

    2026 September 16, Chris Osuh, “Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cechurch of england
Cite this entry
APA

C of E. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20of%20E

MLA

“C of E.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20of%20E. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C of E,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20of%20E.

Source: C of E on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.