Anglican
[ang-gli-kuh n]
- 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.
- English(def 1).
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- 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.
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Origin of Anglican
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Examples from the Web for anglican
Contemporary Examples
Britain is not illegitimate because it has a cross on its flag and an Anglican head of a state.
The Real Problem With the American Studies Association's Boycott of IsraelPeter Beinart
December 17, 2013
Something called the i-church is the first Internet community to be fully recognized as an Anglican church.
A Tweeting Pope Raises Questions About Social Media’s Effect on the ChurchLawrence M. Krauss
September 11, 2013
In Britain, there are plans for the first women bishops to be ordained in the Anglican Church as soon as 2014.
Livingstone had now initiated two missions, one led by the first Anglican bishop to visit central Africa.
He converted from Greek Orthodox to the Anglican religion, and renounced his allegiance to the Greek crown.
Historical Examples
Newbury had been brought up in a home steeped in high Anglican tradition.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
He was the incarnation of the most aristocratic section of the Anglican Church.
The MissionaryGeorge Griffith
These portions or branches were mainly three:—the Greek, Latin, and Anglican.
Apologia Pro Vita SuaJohn Henry Cardinal Newman
In the spring of 1839 my position in the Anglican Church was at its height.
Apologia Pro Vita SuaJohn Henry Cardinal Newman
His fine Anglican features underwent a series of contortions.
Anglican
- denoting or relating to the Anglican communion
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- a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion with it
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Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin Anglicānus, from Anglicus English, from Latin Anglī the Angles
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Word Origin and History for anglican
Anglican
adj.
1630s, "of the reformed Church of England" (opposed to Roman), from Medieval Latin Anglicanus, from Anglicus "of the English people, of England" (see anglicize). The noun meaning "adherent of the reformed Church of England" is first recorded 1797.
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