Anglican Church

/ˌæŋgləkən tʃərtʃ/

Definitions of Anglican Church

1. noun

   the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
   synonyms: Anglican Communion, Church of England

   types:

   Episcopal Church, Protestant Episcopal Church

   United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury

   Church of Ireland

   autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland

   Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church of Scotland

   an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland

   type of:

   Protestant denomination

   group of Protestant congregations