denoting or relating to the Anglican communion
a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion with it
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An•gli•can /ˈæŋglɪkən/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Religionof or relating to the Church of England.
- of or relating to England or its inhabitants.
n. [countable]
- Religiona member of the Church of England or of a church connected to it.
An•gli•can
(ang′gli kən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
An′gli•can•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to the Church of England.
- related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.
- English (def. 1).
n.
- a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
- a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.
- Medieval Latin Anglicānus English. See Anglic, -an
- 1625–35
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'Anglican' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Act of Uniformity
- Agnus Dei
- Angl.
- Anglican Church
- Anglican chant
- Anglicanism
- Anglo-Catholic
- Anglo-Catholicism
- Berkeley
- Bishops' Bible
- Book of Common Prayer
- Broad Church
- Church Army
- Colenso
- Conventual Mass
- Episcopal Church in America
- Ferrar
- High Church
- Hooker
- Huddleston
- Inge
- Kyrie eleison
- Lambeth Conference
- Lambeth degree
- Law
- Lords Spiritual
- Low Church
- Manning
- Maurice
- Most Reverend
- New English Bible
- Newman
- Oates
- Parochial Church Council
- Protestant
- Right Reverend
- Scott
- Stockwood
- Tallis
- Western Church
- Wilberforce
- alapa
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- apostolic succession
- apron
- archdeacon
- bason
- bidding prayer
- bishop
- catholic