Anglicanism

American  

[ang-gli-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈæŋ glɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the doctrines, principles, or system of the Anglican Church.

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anglicanism British  

/ ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the doctrine and practice of the Church of England and other Anglican Churches

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Etymology

Origin of Anglicanism

First recorded in 1840–50; Anglican + -ism

Example Sentences

I did, as someone who went from partially observant American Protestantism to Anglicanism to the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The British monarch is head of the Church of England, the mother church of global Anglicanism.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Speaking from Canterbury Cathedral, she said that "in an age that craves certainty and tribalism, Anglicanism offers something quieter but stronger".

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

When Henry broke with Rome, he held on to the title, but now he was defending the Anglicanism of the Church of England.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

Doctor Jaquemin Hérode belonged to that shade of Anglicanism which is almost a variety of the Church of Rome.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor