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Definition of Anglican Church

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Anglican Church

1. Proper noun. Any of the churches worldwide that are in communion with the Church of England, have the same doctrine, and have the Archbishop of Canterbury as supreme head. ¹

2. Proper noun. A church that practises Anglicanism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anglican Church

Literary usage of Anglican Church

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"As prosecute the bishops of Uganda and Mombasa, a consequence the American missionaries devised and the Anglican Church had once more clearly the "Panama ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"So far as the organization of the Anglican Church is concerned, the most important outcome of the conference was the reconstruction of the Central ..."

3. Apologia Pro Vita Sua: Being a History of His Religious Opinions by John Henry Newman (1902)
"THE Anglican Church. I HAVE been bringing out my mind in this Volume on every subject which has come before me ; and therefore I am bound to state plainly ..."

4. The Anglican Reformation by William Robinson Clark (1897)
"CHAPTER I. THE Anglican Church BEFORE THE CONQUEST. HE Anglican Reformation had certain features in common with the religious convulsions which took place ..."

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