WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES
- WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES
a convocation of divines assembled under authority of Parliament, at which delegates from England and Scotland adopted the
SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT (
q.v.), fixed the establishment of the Presbyterian form of Church government in the three kingdoms, drew up the "Confession of Faith," the "Directory of Public Worship," and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms; it held its first meeting on 1st July 1643, and did not break up till 22nd February 1649.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
James Wood.
1907.
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Westminster Assembly — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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