noun
1. : an autonomous church organized and administered on a national scale
the churches of Norway and Denmark are both national churches
2. : a church established by law in a particular nation as a national institution
noun
1. : an autonomous church organized and administered on a national scale
the churches of Norway and Denmark are both national churches
2. : a church established by law in a particular nation as a national institution
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012