Test Act
noun
1
- (in the UK) an act in force between 1673 and 1828 that made an oath of allegiance to the Church of England and the supremacy of the monarch as its head and repudiation of the doctrine of transubstantiation a condition of eligibility for public office(英国)宣誓条例(1673年到1828年间颁布实施, 规定凡公职人员就职时必须宣誓信奉国教、效忠国王、拒绝接受圣餐变体的教义)。
2
- (in the UK) an act of 1871 relaxing restrictions on university entrance for candidates who were not members of the Church of England(英国)大学入学考试条例(1871年颁布, 放宽了非国教成员的入学限制)。