Meanings
adjectiveAnglican (not generally comparable, comparative more Anglican, superlative most Anglican)
comparative more Anglican · superlative most Anglican
- not comparableusuallyRelating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.
- archaicnot comparableusuallyEnglish.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval LatinAnglicānus
- EnglishAnglican
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Anglicānus, from anglicus (“English, Englishman”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Anglikaanse, Anglikaan
- Anglikaansepertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- Anglikaanmember of an Anglican church
Bulgarian англика́нец, англика́нка
- англика́нец (anglikánec)member of an Anglican church
- англика́нка (anglikánka)member of an Anglican church
Catalan anglicà, anglicà
- anglicàpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicàmember of an Anglican church
- anglicanamember of an Anglican church
Chinese Cantonese 英國國教徒 /英国国教徒
- 英國國教徒 /英国国教徒 (jing¹ gwok³ gwok³ gaau³ tou⁴)member of an Anglican church
Chinese Mandarin 聖公會教徒 /圣公会教徒, 英國國教徒 /英国国教徒
- 聖公會教徒 /圣公会教徒 (Shènggōnghuì jiàotú)member of an Anglican church
- 英國國教徒 /英国国教徒 (Yīngguó guójiào tú)member of an Anglican church
Czech anglikánský, anglikán
- anglikánskýpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikánmember of an Anglican church
- anglikánkamember of an Anglican church
Danish anglikansk, anglikaner
- anglikanskpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikanermember of an Anglican church
Dutch anglicaans, Anglicaan
- anglicaanspertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- Anglicaanmember of an Anglican church
Esperanto anglikana, anglikano
- anglikanapertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikanomember of an Anglican church
- anglikaninomember of an Anglican church
Estonian anglikaan
- anglikaanmember of an Anglican church
Finnish anglikaaninen, anglikaani
- anglikaaninenpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikaanimember of an Anglican church
French anglican, anglican
- anglicanpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicanmember of an Anglican church
- anglicanemember of an Anglican church
German anglikanisch, Anglikaner
- anglikanischpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- Anglikanermember of an Anglican church
- Anglikanerinmember of an Anglican church
Greek αγγλικανικός, αγγλικανός
- αγγλικανικός (anglikanikós)pertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- αγγλικανός (anglikanós)member of an Anglican church
- αγγλικανή (anglikaní)member of an Anglican church
Hungarian anglikán
- anglikánmember of an Anglican church
Icelandic biskupakirkjumaður
- biskupakirkjumaðurmember of an Anglican church
Irish Anglacánach, Anglacánach
- Anglacánachpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- Anglacánachmember of an Anglican church
Italian anglicano, anglicano
- anglicanopertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicanomember of an Anglican church
- anglicanamember of an Anglican church
Latvian anglikānis, anglikāniete
- anglikānismember of an Anglican church
- anglikānietemember of an Anglican church
Lithuanian anglikõnas, anglikõnė
- anglikõnasmember of an Anglican church
- anglikõnėmember of an Anglican church
Malay Anglikan
- Anglikanpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
Māori Mihinare
- Mihinarepertaining to the Church of England and related churches
Norwegian Bokmål anglikansk, anglikaner
- anglikanskpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikanermember of an Anglican church
Polish anglikański, anglikanin
- anglikańskipertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikaninmember of an Anglican church
- anglikankamember of an Anglican church
Portuguese anglicano, anglicano
- anglicanopertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicanomember of an Anglican church
- anglicanamember of an Anglican church
Romanian anglican, anglican
- anglicanpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicanmember of an Anglican church
- anglicanămember of an Anglican church
Russian англика́нский, англика́нин
- англика́нский (anglikánskij)pertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- англика́нин (anglikánin)member of an Anglican church
- англика́нка (anglikánka)member of an Anglican church
- англика́нец (anglikánec)member of an Anglican church
Scottish Gaelic Anglach
- Anglachpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
Slovak anglikán, anglikánka
- anglikánmember of an Anglican church
- anglikánkamember of an Anglican church
Spanish anglicano, anglicano
- anglicanopertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglicanomember of an Anglican church
- anglicanamember of an Anglican church
Swedish anglikansk, anglikan
- anglikanskpertaining to the Church of England and related churches
- anglikanmember of an Anglican church
Turkish Anglikan
- Anglikanmember of an Anglican church
Ukrainian англіка́нець
- англіка́нець (anhlikánecʹ)member of an Anglican church
Cite this entry
APA
Anglican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglican
MLA
“Anglican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglican. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anglican,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglican.
Source: Anglican on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.