dictionary definitions for "anglican"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anglican \An"gli*can\, a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in
     Lower Germany. Cf. English.]
     1. 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.
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     2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high
        church party of the Church of England.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anglican \An"gli*can\, n.
     1. A member of the Church of England.
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              Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
                                                    --Burke.
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     2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,
        or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church
        of England.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Anglican
      adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican
             church; "an Anglican bishop"
      n 1: a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism [ant:
           Nonconformist, chapelgoer]


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