Anglo-Catholic

American  

[ang-gloh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik] / ˈæŋ gloʊˈkæθ ə lɪk, -ˈkæθ lɪk /

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.

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adjective

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

Anglo-Catholic British  

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

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noun

1. a member of this group

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Anglo-Catholicism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Anglo-Catholic

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

THE ANGLO-CATHOLIC MOVEMENT.—Still even in England, the mediaeval revival in art and letters was not altogether without influence on practice and belief in other spheres of thought.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)