| Anglican | 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 | 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 ] |
| Anglicanism | n. 1. Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Attachment to England or English institutions. [ 1913 Webster ] |
