anglican

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism

Adjective (1)

  1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church“an Anglican bishop”
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Webster's Dictionary (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. [1913 Webster]

2.Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England. [1913 Webster]

Anglican \An"gli*can\, n.

1.A member of the Church of England. [1913 Webster]

Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.— Burke.[1913 Webster]

2.In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England. [1913 Webster]

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