Anglican

American  

[ang-gli-kuhn] / ˈæŋ glɪ kən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Church of England.

2. related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.

3. English.

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noun

1. a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.

2. a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.

Anglican British  

/ ˈæŋɡlɪkən /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to the Anglican communion

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noun

1. a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion with it

Other Word Forms

• Anglicanly adverb
• anti-Anglican adjective
• non-Anglican adjective
• pro-Anglican adjective

Etymology

Origin of Anglican

First recorded in 1625–35; from Medieval Latin Anglicānus “English”; Anglic, -an

Example Sentences

Next, we gathered with an Anglican congregation in Sydney, Australia, and the following Sunday with Presbyterians in Seoul, Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet away from the mainstream, Ceirion Dewar, who is a bishop in the small, more conservative, traditionalist Confessing Anglican Church, insists he will not be "lectured to" by these clergy.

From BBC

In two separate highly graphic videos, two bodies can be seen lying on the side road next to St Andrew's Anglican Church.

From BBC

In the Sistine Chapel the Catholic and Anglican choirs literally sang from the same hymn sheet.

From BBC

The King and Queen will meet the Pope and senior Vatican officials and there will be a special ecumenical service, bringing together Catholic and Anglican traditions, which will see the King and Pope praying together.

From BBC