Anglican
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Church of England.
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related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.
noun
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a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
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a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Anglican
First recorded in 1625–35; from Medieval Latin Anglicānus “English”; see Anglic, -an
Example Sentences
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The Mohawks’ conversion to Anglican Christianity gave them religious grounds on which to fight on the British side during the Revolutionary War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A graduate of the Congregationalist Yale College, Ogilvie was ordained in England and served as an Anglican missionary in Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
During his second year he came out as gay, something Streeting, a practising Anglican, says he found hard to reconcile at the time with his Christian faith.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The Anglican Church in Wales said it had been a member of the Law Commission consultation reviewing human composting, but an official said it had "not taken a position on proposed new funerary practices".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
It was an old Anglican private school, established for the daughters of English clergy, property owners, and overseers.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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