Sentence examples for anglican from inspiring English sources
The word "anglican" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used as an adjective to describe something related to the Church of England or the Anglican Communion. Example: The Anglican church has a long history in England, dating back to the 16th century.
noun
A member of an Anglican church.
To get them, RCCG churches are increasingly doing the sorts of things Anglican churches do: running food banks, crèches and Sunday schools.And African churches may be encouraging change in Anglican ones.
The Jaffna-born Anglican priest runs a school and other projects on the island, with the aid of funding from overseas charities and his own tourism efforts.
But although rural priests may be concerned, there are some, even inside the church, who wonder if it really matters if Britain doesn't, any longer, consider itself to be vaguely Anglican.
Nearly two-thirds of Anglican churches, 10,199, are in rural areas, but the population of rural England is just 9.3 million, or just over a sixth of the population.
The covenant requires Anglican churches to avoid causing controversy by actions (such as ordaining openly gay bishops) which are likely to offend their more old-fashioned brethren.
Mr Howard's decision to choose an Anglican church leader, blurring the separation of church and state, came in for criticism when he appointed Mr Hollingworth in 2001.
The Episcopalians of the United States have already breached the covenant and are consequently being asked to stay away from some pan-Anglican institutions.
Almost a quarter of all children in the state system attend a religious school, most of them Anglican- or Catholic-run primary schools.In his drive to give parents more choice in educating their children, Tony Blair raised the profile of church schools by encouraging existing ones to expand and new ones to set up shop.
Better known to parishioners by his middle name James, he was made priest-in-charge at St Mary's Anglican church in Halewood in 1966, Dorries told the Mail on Sunday (MoS).
As she ascended firmly to the upper middle class, she began attending Anglican church.
In 2014 same-sex marriage became legal in Britain; this was a cause championed by the prime minister, much to the ire of older Tory members, and the more traditional and evangelical wings of the Anglican Church.
