Meaning & use
Anglicanism
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Meaning
proper nounproperreligion
The beliefs, practices and organization of the Church of England and the churches around the world connected to it.
Grammar: Capitalized and uncountable: Anglicanism spread, not an Anglicanism.
Patterns
- convert to Anglicanism
- Anglicanism in somewhere
Anglicanism grew across the world during the British Empire.
He studied the history of Anglicanism at university.
Anglicanism combines elements of Catholic and Protestant tradition.
Common combinations
- history of Anglicanism
- The course covers the history of Anglicanism.
- convert to Anglicanism
- She decided to convert to Anglicanism.
- spread of Anglicanism
- The spread of Anglicanism followed British settlement.
- practice Anglicanism
- Many families here have practiced Anglicanism for generations.
Synonyms and how they differ
- the Church of England
- The Church of England is one specific national church, whereas Anglicanism names the whole tradition including many other churches.
Word family
- Anglican adjective
- relating to the Church of England and its tradition
- Anglican noun
- a member of an Anglican church
- Anglicize verb
- to make English in form, an unrelated meaning from the same Latin root
Commonly confused: Anglicanism or Anglican?
Anglicanism vs Anglican
Anglican is the adjective or the person, while Anglicanism is the religion itself.
Practice
Which is the correct word? "She was raised in the ___ tradition."
Choose one answer.
A noun like tradition needs an adjective, so Anglican is correct. Anglicanism is the noun for the religion.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Anglicanism”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.