1630s, "of the reformed Church of England" (opposed to Roman), from Medieval Latin Anglicanus, from Anglicus "of the English people, of England" (see anglicize). The noun meaning "adherent of the reformed Church of England" is first recorded 1797.
权威例句
1. Nonconformists retained a deep distrust of their Anglican neighbours.
非英国国教者一直不信任圣公会的人.
2. Anglicanism is the form of church life characteristic of the Anglican Communion.
英国国教是英国国教教会所特有的教会生活方式.
3. An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop's chancellor or commissary.
教区法庭由主教秘书或代理主教主持的英国国教教区法庭.
4. Anglican Church an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
(英国国教教会中)仅排列在主教之下的教会的显要人物.
5. The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches.