GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Anglican , a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany.  Cf. English.]
   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.
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   Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.
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2.       
   Anglican , n.
   A member of the Church of England.
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   Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
   Burke.
   
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   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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