Anglicanism

[ ang-gli-kuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglicanism¹

First recorded in 1840–50; Anglican + -ism

Example Sentences

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

His eventual commitment to an exceptionally austere Anglicanism revolutionized Eliot’s later life but ruined Hale’s.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

Conservative Anglicans, many from traditional African congregations, denounced the moves as inconsistent with the Bible and retaliated in 2016 by suspending the American church from key positions within global Anglicanism.

From New York Times

Before it was formed after the American Revolution, Anglicanism was the established church of the Virginia colony.

From Washington Post