(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
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 ]