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nonjurors
nonjurors [Lat.,=not swearing], those English and Scottish clergymen who refused to break their oath of allegiance to James II and take the oath to William III after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. They upheld the principles of hereditary succession and the divine right of kings, and their refusal to recognize William as king led to their removal from office. In England, the original nonjurors included William Sancroft , archbishop of Canterbury, some bishops, and about 400 other members of the clergy; their ranks were later augmented by those who refused (1714) to take the oath of allegiance to George I. In Scotland, most of the Episcopal clergy became nonjurors when their church was disestablished (1690) in favor of Presbyterianism. Many nonjurors were active in the rising of the Jacobites in 1715, despite their doctrine of nonresistance to established authority. Later their numbers dwindled, however, and their attention turned to theology. Their high standard of thought was notable and influential in its day. The Bangorian Controversy , in which nonjuror William Law was prominent, precipitated the prorogation of the convocation of the Church of England in 1717. The exiled Stuart pretenders continued to appoint nonjuring bishops, including Jeremy Collier , preserving the nonjuring episcopal succession until 1805. |
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"nonjurors." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "nonjurors." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-nonjuror.html "nonjurors." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-nonjuror.html |
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non-jurors
non-jurors were the high churchmen of the late 17th-cent. Church of England, who refused the oath of allegiance to William and Mary after their accession in 1688. They held to the doctrine of the divine right of kings and believed, therefore, that the Stuarts remained the legitimate monarchs. Eight bishops (including Sancroft of Canterbury), 400 priests, and a few laymen refused the oath. They were dispossessed and tried to keep an alternative church in existence with illegal services in their churches, but were divided among themselves over the correctness of this. Their links with the Stuarts and the fears of restoration made them unpopular in early Hanoverian England. They were linked in belief and religious principles to the Caroline divines of the 17th cent. and the Oxford movement of the 19th cent.
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JOHN CANNON. "non-jurors." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "non-jurors." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-nonjurors.html JOHN CANNON. "non-jurors." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-nonjurors.html |
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non‐jurors
non‐jurors, clergy of the established church who refused to accept the legitimacy of the revolution of 1688 by taking oaths of allegiance to the new monarchs. Non‐jurors were far fewer in the Church of Ireland than in the Church of England. The best known were William Sheridan (1636–1711), bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh, and Charles Leslie (1650–1722), chancellor of the cathedral of Connor, who subsequently debated the legitimacy of the revolution with William King. The Irish‐born Henry Dodwell (1641–1711) likewise forfeited the Camden chair of history at Oxford rather than take the oath of allegiance. ‘Non‐juror’ is also sometimes used for those refusing to take the later oath of anjuration.
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"non‐jurors." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "non‐jurors." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-nonjurors.html "non‐jurors." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-nonjurors.html |
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Nonjurors
Nonjurors. Members of the C of E who after 1688 scrupled to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to William and Mary on the ground that by doing so they would break their earlier oaths to James II and his successors. They numbered 9 bishops (including Abp. W. Sancroft and T. Ken) and c.400 priests, who were deprived of their livings, as well as prominent laymen. Since the bishops were deprived by Act of Parliament, with no canonical sentence, the Nonjuring clergy regarded them as their lawful bishops; to perpetuate the succession two further bishops were secretly consecrated in 1694. By the end of the 18th cent. most of the Nonjurors had been absorbed into the Established Church.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nonjurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nonjurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Nonjurors.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nonjurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Nonjurors.html |
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non‐jurors
non‐jurors were the high churchmen of the late 17th‐cent. Church of England, who refused the oath of allegiance to William and Mary in 1688. They held to the doctrine of the divine right of kings and believed, therefore, that the Stuarts remained the legitimate monarchs. Eight bishops (including Sancroft of Canterbury), 400 priests, and a few laymen refused the oath.
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JOHN CANNON. "non‐jurors." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "non‐jurors." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-nonjurors.html JOHN CANNON. "non‐jurors." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-nonjurors.html |
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Nonjurors
Nonjurors Clergy in England and Scotland who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William III and Mary II in 1689. Anglo-Catholic in sympathy, they included bishops and about 400 priests in England and most of the Scottish episcopal clergy.
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"Nonjurors." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Nonjurors." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Nonjurors.html "Nonjurors." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Nonjurors.html |
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Nonjuror
Nonjuror a member of the clergy who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary in 1689.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Nonjuror." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Nonjuror." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Nonjuror.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Nonjuror." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Nonjuror.html |
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Non-Jurors
Non-Jurors: see DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Non-Jurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Non-Jurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NonJurors.html JOHN BOWKER. "Non-Jurors." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NonJurors.html |
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