† church rentern.1
Obsolete.
A person who divides a church; a schismatic.
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schismatic1377
scismatc1450
conventicler1590
conventiculist1637
church renter1639
conventicleer1647
sectarian1654
schismatist1754
1639 J. Canne Stay against Straying 6 The enemies of God, church renters, schisme-makers.
1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 193 Only against such Church-renters, and gross errors.
a1732 T. Boston Evil & Danger of Schism (1756) 14 One main thing church renters aim at, is to discredit the ministers of the gospel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
† church rentern.2
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A tenant of the church.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > leaseholder or tenant > others
drenga1000
selfode1271
thringc1275
particular tenant1590
rack-renter1680
zamindar1683
roturier1830
statutory tenant1867
livier1883
church renter1889
congest1902
1889 N.E.D. at Church sb. Church-renter, one who holds a lease under the church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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