Anglo-catholicism - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Anglo-catholicism :  (noun)

1: a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition [syn: Anglo-Catholicism, High Anglicanism]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Anglo-catholicism : \An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism\, n. The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Anglo-catholicism

Mickyrichards: Protracted call from No.10 to Canterbury to discuss conversion from Presbetarianism to Anglo-catholicism? Just the phone left off the hook
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