(n) the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head, Syn. Anglican Communion, Church of England

anglicanism

(n) the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church

anglo-catholicism

(n) a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition, Syn. High Anglicanism

high church

(n) a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority), Syn. High Anglican Church

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 ]

Pan-Anglican

a. [ Pan- + Anglican. ] (Eccl.) Belonging to, or representing, the whole Church of England; used less strictly, to include the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States; as, the Pan-Anglican Conference at Lambeth, in 1888. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

主教

[しゅきょう, shukyou] (n) (1) (See 司教) bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.); prelate; primate; (adj-no) (2) episcopal #8380

執事

[しつじ, shitsuji] (n, adj-no) (1) steward; butler; (2) court official; (3) deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.) #10009

アングリカン教会

[アングリカンきょうかい, angurikan kyoukai] (n) Anglican Church

英国国教会

[えいこくこっきょうかい, eikokukokkyoukai] (n) Anglican Church; Church of England

聖公会

[せいこうかい, seikoukai] (n) Anglican or Episcopal Church

大主教