the Free Church of Scotland
/ðə ˌfriː tʃɜːtʃ əv ˈskɒtlənd/
/ðə ˌfriː tʃɜːrtʃ əv ˈskɑːtlənd/
- a large group of Scottish Protestants who left the Church of Scotland in 1843 and established their own branch of the Christian religion because they did not agree with the way the Church of Scotland chose its priests. In 1929 most members of the Free Church joined the Church of Scotland again. Some members, especially in the Highlands, remained independent, and they are often called the Wee Frees. (Wee is a Scottish word meaning small)
苏格兰自由教会：一大批苏格兰新教徒，由于他们不同意苏格兰教会选择神父的方式，于1843年离开苏格兰教会并建立了自己的基督教宗教分支。1929年，自由教会的大多数成员再次加入苏格兰教会。一些成员，特别是在高地，仍然保持独立，他们通常被称为Wee Frees。（Wee是苏格兰语，意为小）