anglican

Speech parts

1. anglican - Noun

2. anglican - Adjective

Meaning

English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.

Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.

A member of the Church of England.

In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

episcopalian anglicanism british royal methodist lutheran baptist bible christian english protestant calvinist pentecostal anglian unitarian
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Antonyms

nonconformist chapelgoer

Hypernyms

protestant

Phrases with the word

Anglican Communion Anglican chant anglican ceremonialism anglican high-church theology anglican catholicism anglican high-church movement

Anagrams

canaling

Examples

Is the Church of England an Anglican church? The church did not start in Canterbury, the church did not start in Rome. Whether Canterbury is Anglican or not is immaterial. We are Anglicans. They are the Church of England. Peter Akinola

I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican. Stevie Smith

In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both evangelical and catholic, embraced positively the proposal of evolution. Arthur Peacocke

And here at our Anglican Consultative Council, we have many reports of growth and great encouragement. George Carey

The Anglican Church seems the Wonder Emporium of Mr Magorium. Leon Bertoletti

The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith. Terry Eagleton

Close letter words and terms

anglian anglic Anglical anglican belief Anglican Catholic anglican catholicism