Term
Act of Uniformity
A 1559 enactment prescribing the use of the Book of Common Prayer and attendance at Anglican services.
Filed underEcclesiologyChurch History
Definition
(1559) The second of a series of Parliamentary enactments prescribing the use of the Book of Common Prayer and attendance of Anglican services.
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Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 6Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 6.
Last revised August 14, 2026