anglican Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
  2. adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church
    • an Anglican bishop

WordNet

An"gli*can adjective
Etymology
Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany. Cf. English.
Definitions
  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.
An"gli*can noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913