Anglo-Catholic

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Anglo-Catholic¹

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From Anglo- + Catholic.

noun Anglo-Catholics

  1. A member of the Anglican Church whose practices emphasise continuity with Catholic tradition.

adjective more Anglo-Catholic · most Anglo-Catholic

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of Anglo-Catholicism. Ash-Wednesday is, in Spurr’s authoritative assessment, Eliot’s most Anglo-Catholic poem.

Anglo-catholic²

noun Anglo-catholics

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglo-Catholic That’s why self-consciously Anglo-catholic churches which are a mile high up the paschal candle can do reasonably well in the current climate.

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noun member of the Anglican Church with Catholic traditions

Españolanglo-católico
Portuguêsanglo-católico
Françaisanglo-catholique

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"Anglo-Catholic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anglo-catholic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Anglo-Catholic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anglo-catholic

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"Anglo-Catholic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anglo-catholic.

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@misc{anglo_catholic_2026,
  title = {Anglo-Catholic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglo-catholic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}