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Broad Church

adjective

  1. pertaining or belonging to a party in the Anglican Church emphasizing a liberal interpretation of ritual.


Broad Church

noun

  1. a party within the Church of England which favours a broad and liberal interpretation of Anglican formularies and rubrics and objects to positive definition in theology Compare High Church Low Church
  2. usually not capitals a group or movement which embraces a wide and varied number of views, approaches, and opinions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to this party in the Church of England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • Broad Churchman noun
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As a subject, AI safety is a rather broad church.

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With no clear route to delivering a second referendum - and Mr Swinney himself admitting after the election that the party is failing to win the argument with the public - the glue that bound the so-called broad church of SNP members now threatens to come unstuck.

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He has said the party should aim to be a "broad church" to win back voters from the left and right.

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In its early days, the ANC celebrated that it was a “broad church†of people dedicated to freedom and democracy.

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On the flipside, that is exactly what is worrying some Labour MPs, who worry that a broad church that can include Mrs Elphicke is simply too broad.

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