Meanings
nounestablished church (plural established churches)
plural established churches
- A church that is officially recognized as a national or state church by a government; in England it is the Church of England.
Synonyms: state church
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA church that is officially recognized as a national or state church by a government; in England it is the Church of England.
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Translations
Danish statskirke
- statskirkeofficially recognized national church
Finnish valtionkirkko, kansankirkko
- valtionkirkkoofficially recognized national church
- kansankirkkoofficially recognized national church
German Staatskirche
- Staatskircheofficially recognized national church
Norwegian Bokmål statskirke
- statskirkeofficially recognized national church
Romanian biserică de stat
- biserică de statofficially recognized national church
Swedish statskyrka
- statskyrkaofficially recognized national church
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established church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/established%20church
MLA
“established church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/established%20church. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “established church,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/established%20church.
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