noun
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑Anglican Church, ↑Anglican Communion
• Topics: ↑church service, ↑church
• Members of this Topic:
↑Evening Prayer, ↑evensong, ↑archdeacon, ↑bishop, ↑sidesman, ↑vicar, ↑Circumcision, ↑Feast of the Circumcision, ↑January 1
• Hypernyms: ↑Protestant denomination
• Hyponyms: ↑Episcopal Church, ↑Protestant Episcopal Church, ↑Church of Ireland, ↑Episcopal Church of Scotland
• Member Meronyms: ↑Anglican Catholic, ↑Anglican
Useful english dictionary. 2012.