Anglican Communion

noun

1. a group of Christian Churches including the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the Episcopal Church in Scotland, the Church in Wales, and the Episcopal Church in the US, all of which are in full communion with each other

Anglican Communion

1. The group of Christian church es historically based in the Church of England . Anglicans combine Catholic and Protestant elements in their teaching, worship, and government. They have bishops , for example, but do not accept the authority of the pope .

Notes

Nearly all of the churches of the Anglican Communion are in countries that once were possessions of Britain , including the United States, where the Anglican Communion is represented by the Protestant Episcopal Church . Anglicans use the Book of Common Prayer (see also Book of Common Prayer ) in worship.

Example Sentences

Now Rome complains that the Anglican Communion is affirming gays through blessed unions and full admission to the priesthood.

From The Daily Beast

It is a common reproach against the Anglican Communion that is "does not know its own mind."

From Project Gutenberg

He evidently understood neither the "dissidence of dissent" nor the Anglicanism of the Anglican Communion.

From Project Gutenberg