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bells and smells en · NOUN

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  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) A style of religious worship emphasising high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially in high church Anglicanism and Catholicism.
    • We were a liberal Catholic bells-and-smells congregation with a strong but small worshipping core, plus frequent visitors, because of our geographical location and a professional choir in a beautiful Butterfield church. 2017 June 2, Mike Lawlor, “Letters to the Editor”, in Church Times: