Dictionary
free' church'
1. (sometimes caps.) a church free from state control. Cf.
established church.
2. (sometimes caps.) a dissenting or nonconforming church.
3. (
caps.)
Also,Free Kirk.(in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843.
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