Anglicanism
noun
the doctrines, principles, or system of the Anglican Church.
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anglicanism
anglicanismnounthe doctrine and practice of the Church of England and other Anglican Churches
Anglicanism
American
[ang-gli-kuh-niz-uhm]
/ ˈæŋ glɪ kəˌnɪz əm /
noun
anglicanism
British
/ ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Anglicanism
Example Sentences
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I did, as someone who went from partially observant American Protestantism to Anglicanism to the Catholic Church.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"Now we really want nothing to do with the Canterbury structure," he said, "because it's failed to hold together any sense of biblical, historic Anglicanism."
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
The British monarch is head of the Church of England, the mother church of global Anglicanism.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
The Church of God in Christ, Lutheranism and Methodism each scored +5 favorability ratings, while Anglicanism and the Episcopal Church came in at +3.
From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2023
The general effect of his writings, the demands they awaken, the spirit they breathe, are all hostile to Anglicanism.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine
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