Anglican
pronunciation
How to pronounce Anglican in British English:
UK [ˈæŋglɪkən]
How to pronounce Anglican in American English:
US [ˈæŋɡlɪkən]
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- Noun:
- a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church
Word Origin
- Anglican (adj.)
- 1630s, "of the reformed Church of England" (opposed to Roman), from Medieval Latin Anglicanus, from Anglicus "of the English people, of England" (see anglicize). The noun meaning "adherent of the reformed Church of England" is first recorded 1797.
Example
- 1. Welfare utopianism is an anglican tradition .
- 2. If a few anglican bishops are allowed to stay , what about leaders of other faiths ?
- 3. The pope 's scheme will make it even harder for the anglican leader to sustain an already difficult balancing act .
- 4. Richard chartres ( pictured ) , the bishop of london , who ranks third in the anglican hierarchy , acknowledged that almost everything the cathedral had done in response to the protest had been a mistake .
- 5. Hotels st. george 's anglican church .