Anglican
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Church of England.
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related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.
noun
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a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
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a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- Anglicanly adverb
- anti-Anglican adjective
- non-Anglican adjective
- pro-Anglican adjective
Etymology
Origin of Anglican
First recorded in 1625–35; from Medieval Latin Anglicānus “English”; Anglic, -an
Example Sentences
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Some churches around the Anglican world have long permitted women bishops, with the first appointed in the United States in 1989.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Others, however, remain opposed such as the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, Laurent Mbanda.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
In nods to the diversity of the Anglican Communion, various languages will feature in the service, including singing in Urdu, a Gospel reading in Spanish and a prayer in the Bemba language of Zambia.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Instead it claimed that it was the true Anglican Communion.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Even the name had an austere Anglican cadence, to my ear at least, which yearned hopelessly for England and was dead to the sweet dark rhythms of the little mission towns.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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