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ANGLICAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Anglican" is a kind of...):

Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)

Holonyms ("Anglican" is a member of...):

Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (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)

Antonym:

Nonconformist (a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England)

Derivation:

Anglican (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church

Example:

an Anglican bishop

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Anglican Church (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)

Derivation:

Anglican (a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism)

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