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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anglican \An"gli*can\, adjective [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany. Cf. {English}.]
1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.
2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anglican \An"gli*can\, noun
1. A member of the Church of England.
Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists. --Burke.
2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Anglican
adjective: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church; "an Anglican Bishop"
noun: a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism [ant: {Nonconformist}]
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