Anglo-catholic


an adherent of Anglo-Catholicism.
a member of the Church of England, as distinguished from a Roman Catholic or member of the Greek or Russian Orthodox churches.
of or relating to Anglo-Catholicism or Anglo-Catholics.
Historical Examples

Ten or fifteen years afterwards Anglo-Catholic sentiment was again strong.
Studies in Contemporary Biography James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

Who ever heard such a thing—at least from an Anglo-Catholic?
Loss and Gain John Henry Newman

It was the golden time of ‘retrograding transcendentalism,’ as the hard-heads called the Anglo-Catholic symphony.
The Grand Old Man Richard B. Cook

Neither of the nuns had ever heard of an Anglo-Catholic before.
Hyacinth George A. Birmingham

But his was not a creative mind, and his position at the head of the Anglo-Catholic movement was little more than an accident.
The Age of Tennyson Hugh Walker

But another, by no means an Anglo-Catholic, corrected this judgment.
Painted Windows Harold Begbie

To turn his book into a book against Paedobaptism was an achievement reserved for an Anglo-Catholic divine.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4) Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thus an Anglo-Catholic is kept at a distance from Rome, if not by our own excellences, at least by her errors.
Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists James Anthony Froude, Edward A. Freeman, William Ewart Gladstone, John Henry Newman and Leslie Stephen

To turn his book into a book against Paedobaptism, was an achievement reserved for an Anglo-Catholic divine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 Various

The new firm had plenty to do owing to the demand for ritual decorations caused by the Anglo-Catholic movement.
Rossetti Lucien Pissarro

adjective
of or relating to a group within the Church of England or the Anglican Communion that emphasizes the Catholic elements in its teaching and practice
noun
a member of this group

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