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Anglicanism

Anglicanism noun: the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church.

anglicanism: the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
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Noun

Anglicanism (usually uncountable, plural Anglicanisms)

  1. (usually) The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church.
    • "What do you want? Nineteenth-century rationalism, Voltairian deism? We're living in a religious age, you know. I suppose Anglicanism might be a solution."1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 448
  2. (dated, usually) Attachment to England or English institutions.

Anglicanism meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

Anglicanism in Indonesian

beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Anglikanisme

Anglicanism in Vietnamese

beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Anh giáo

Forms of Anglicanism

pluralAnglicanisms

Origin of Anglicanism

From Anglican + -ism.

Questions about Anglicanism

What does Anglicanism mean?
Anglicanism means the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church.
What is Anglicanism in Indonesian?
Anglicanism in Indonesian is Anglikanisme. See Anglicanism meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Anglicanism?
Anglicanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Anglicanism?
The plural of Anglicanism is Anglicanisms.

Words near Anglicanism in the dictionary

  1. Anglican Community
  2. Anglicanise
  3. Anglicanised
  4. Anglicanises
  5. Anglicanising
  6. Anglicanism
  7. Anglicanisms
  8. Anglicanization
  9. Anglicanizations
  10. Anglicanize
  11. Anglicanized

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