English Dictionary: Anglican | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Anglican | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anglican \An"gli*can\, n. 1. A member of the Church of England. Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists. --Burke. 2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England. |