From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Anglican \An"gli*can\, 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.
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2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high
church party of the Church of England.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Anglican \An"gli*can\, n.
1. A member of the Church of England.
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Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
--Burke.
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2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,
or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church
of England.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Anglican
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican
church; "an Anglican bishop"
n 1: a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism [ant:
{Nonconformist}, {chapelgoer}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
anglican /ɑ̃glikɑ̃/
Anglican
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