Anglican Communion
a group of Christian Churches including the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the Episcopal Church in Scotland, the Church in Wales, and the Episcopal Church in the US, all of which are in full communion with each other
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How to use Anglican Communion in a sentence
Now Rome complains that the Anglican Communion is affirming gays through blessed unions and full admission to the priesthood.
It is a common reproach against the Anglican Communion that is "does not know its own mind."
Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. BarryHe evidently understood neither the "dissidence of dissent" nor the Anglicanism of the Anglican Communion.
William the Third | H. D. Traill
Cultural definitions for Anglican Communion
The group of Christian churches historically based in the Church of England. Anglicans combine Catholic and Protestant elements in their teaching, worship, and government. They have bishops, for example, but do not accept the authority of the pope.
Notes for Anglican Communion
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