Anglo-Catholic

[ ang-gloh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik ]

noun

1. an adherent of Anglo-Catholicism.
2. a member of the Church of England, as distinguished from a Roman Catholic or member of the Greek or Russian Orthodox churches.

adjective

1. of or relating to Anglo-Catholicism or Anglo-Catholics.

Anglo-Catholic

adjective

1. of or relating to a group within the Church of England or the Anglican Communion that emphasizes the Catholic elements in its teaching and practice

noun

1. a member of this group

Derived Forms

• ˌAnglo-Caˈtholiˌcism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo-Catholic¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Thus an Anglo-Catholic is kept at a distance from Rome, if not by our own excellences, at least by her errors.

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The new firm had plenty to do owing to the demand for ritual decorations caused by the Anglo-Catholic movement.

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To turn his book into a book against Paedobaptism was an achievement reserved for an Anglo-Catholic divine.

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Ten or fifteen years afterwards Anglo-Catholic sentiment was again strong.

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It was the golden time of 'retrograding transcendentalism,' as the hard-heads called the Anglo-Catholic symphony.

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