National Societyn.
/ˌnaʃn̩(ə)l səˈsʌɪəti/, /ˌnaʃən(ə)l səˈsʌɪəti/, U.S. /ˌnæʃən(ə)l səˈsaɪədi/, /ˌnæʃn(ə)l səˈsaɪədi/ A society of the Church of England and the Church in Wales founded in 1811, originally committed to providing education for the poor and subsequently working more widely to promote Christian values and religious education in schools.
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society > education > [noun] > societies promoting
academy1581
society1625
Royal Academy1768
National Society1812
Workers' Educational Association1905
W.E.A.1910
1812 Times 12 Feb. 3/3 The National Society had been set on foot by many of the most distinguished of our dignified clergymen, and its object was the education of the poor in the principles of the Established Church.
1838 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 1 202 Among these schools are the Central schools of the National Society, for boys and girls, and two Roman Catholic schools of considerable size.
1848 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1881) II. i. 11 A most stormy meeting at the National Society.
1861 Working Men's College Mag. 1 Oct. 144 The National Society..planted elementary schools here and there in the land.
1977 Church Times 8 July 4/2 The National Society relied on the monitorial system of teaching in schools.
2003 Church Times 14 Feb. 21/3 The National Society is holding a training course on school worship and pupils with severe learning difficulties, on 5 June.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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