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Free Church
  1. any Protestant Church, esp the Presbyterian, other than the Established Church
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
free′ church′, 
    1. Religion(sometimes caps.) a church free from state control. Cf. established church.
    2. Religion(sometimes caps.) a dissenting or nonconforming church.
    3. Religion(caps.) Also, Free Kirk. (in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843.
    • 1825–35, American.

'Free Church' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Free Kirk - U.F.C. - free churchman

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