Anglican
of or relating to the Church of England.
related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.
a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.
Origin of Anglican
1Other words from Anglican
- An·gli·can·ly, adverb
- an·ti-An·gli·can, adjective, noun
- non-An·gli·can, adjective, noun
- pro-An·gli·can, adjective, noun
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How to use Anglican in a sentence
Madison knew directly how colonial-era Anglicans had persecuted Baptists.
In Texas Textbooks, Moses Is a Founding Father | Edward Countryman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPope Benedict XVI, for his plan to lure disaffected Anglicans over to Rome.
The representatives of Puritans and of Anglicans were now alike exiled, poor, homeless, without any abiding city.
John Knox and the Reformation | Andrew LangWoe unto you, doctors of divinity and Anglicans, hypocrites!
The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition | Upton SinclairBoth parties in England, Puritans and Anglicans, could be satisfied with nothing less than complete domination.
A Short History of Scotland | Andrew Lang
Under the Stuarts, in solemn conclave the Anglicans accused the Romanists of idolatry.
The Religious Life of London | J. Ewing RitchieThe Anglicans were without a clergyman at present, and they felt this privation very keenly.
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British Dictionary definitions for Anglican
/ (ˈæŋɡlɪkən) /
denoting or relating to the Anglican communion
a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion with it
Origin of Anglican
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