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Anglo-Catholicism

Translation
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism, n. The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.

Syn: High Anglicanism [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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