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.
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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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