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Anglican

[ ang-gli-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Church of England.
  2. related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.


noun

  1. a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
  2. a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.

Anglican

/ ˈæŋɡɪə /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to the Anglican communion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion with it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ··· adverb
  • ·پ-·· adjective noun
  • ԴDz-·· adjective noun
  • -·· adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglican1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Medieval Latin ԲԳܲ “EԲ”; Anglic, -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglican1

C17: from Medieval Latin ԲԳܲ, from Anglicus English, from Latin Բī the Angles
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Example Sentences

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Francis worked with Anglicans, Lutherans and Methodists and persuaded the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to join him to pray for peace.

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According to the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, the two-storey genetic laboratory was demolished and the pharmacy and emergency department buildings were damaged.

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An Anglican church in Dublin has been unable to reopen a historic crypt to the public since the remains of mummified bodies were damaged in an arson attack.

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Last year, both Kenya's Catholic and Anglican leaders rejected donations, arguing that there was a need to protect the church from being used for political purposes.

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His replacement will be the 106th appointment to the role, the incumbent of which is the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Church.

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