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An⋅gli⋅can

  [ang-gli-kuhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Church of England.
2. related in origin to and in communion with the Church of England, as various Episcopal churches in other parts of the world.
3. English (def. 1).
–noun
4. a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
5. a person who upholds the system or teachings of the Church of England.
Origin:
1625–35; < ML Anglicānus English. See Anglic, -an

Related forms:
An⋅gli⋅can⋅ly, adverb
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An·gli·can   (āng'glĭ-kən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or characteristic of the Church of England or any of the churches related to it in origin and communion, such as the Protestant Episcopal Church.
  2. Of or relating to England or the English.
n.  A member of the Church of England or of any of the churches related to it.

[Medieval Latin Anglicānus, English, from Anglicus, from Late Latin Anglī, the Angles; see Angle.]
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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.

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.
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Language Translation for : Anglican
Spanish: anglicano,
German: der, *die Anglikaner(in); anglikanisch,
Japanese: 英国国教会の(教徒)
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Anglican  (adj.)
1635, "of the reformed Church of England" (opposed to Roman), from M.L. 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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