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Word

anglican

Phoneticsan·gli·can

/ˈæŋɡɫəkən/

Definitions

01relating to the Church of England

B2 · Religion

adj. relating to the Church of England or churches that share its history and style of worship.

adj. relating to the Church of England or the international Anglican Communion. Usually non-gradable and placed before the noun.

“The town has a beautiful old Anglican church with a tall stone tower.”

“The scholar examined the development of Anglican liturgy during the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the Book of Common Prayer.”

Synonyms

Episcopalian

02a member of the church

B2 · Religion

n. a person who belongs to the Church of England or a similar church.

n. a member of the Church of England or one of the churches in the Anglican Communion.

“As a lifelong Anglican, she attended the morning service every Sunday.”

“The conference brought together Anglicans from across the globe to discuss the future of the international communion.”

Synonyms

Episcopalian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin anglicānus, from anglicus.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
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