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Anglican - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anglican : adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican
church; "an Anglican Bishop" [syn: Anglican]
(noun)
1: a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism [syn: Anglican]
[ant: Nonconformist]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anglican : \An"gli*can\, n.
1. A member of the Church of England.
Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
--Burke.
2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,
or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church
of England.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high
church party of the Church of England.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Anglican |
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