Anglican Church

American  

noun

1. the Church of England and those churches that are in communion with it and each other and that share essentially its doctrines and order, as the Church of Ireland, the Episcopal Church of Scotland, the Church of Wales, and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.

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Anglican Church British  

noun

1. any Church of the Anglican Communion or the Anglican Communion itself

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Example Sentences

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

Others, however, remain opposed such as the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, Laurent Mbanda.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But in some of the countries where the Anglican Church claims a large and growing membership there are very different views.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The split fuelled centuries of conflict, but in modern times relations between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, often referred to as the Anglican Church, have been amicable.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Having dallied with the priesthood in the Anglican Church, he abandoned it to become a caseworker.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison