How to Use Anglican in a Sentence

Anglican

adjective
  • Anglican views of saints and Mary vary widely.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.
    — Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The venue was a disused Anglican church where Lediņš had been hosting a discothèque.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • He was raised by a devout Christian mother and confirmed at an Anglican church.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • William Wilberforce was moved by his Anglican faith to lead the abolition movement.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Many African Anglican churches refuse to ordain female priests.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Many African Anglican churches refuse to ordain female priests.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Hymns burst from the Anglican cathedral nearby, and a clamor of drums and bamboo flutes played outside the Hindu temple.
    — Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2023
  • In his writings, her husband celebrated her conversion to the Anglican faith.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
  • But the pre-company cleaning frenzy is often mainly about the host, their own ego, and their own fears, Jack King, an Anglican priest, told me.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • Despite a pending green card application, the Anglican pastor did not attend church for weeks after friends advised him to avoid going outside.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The shell landed in an ultrasound room, wrote the man who posted the video, an Anglican pastor who works for the diocese associated with the hospital.
    — Imogen Piper, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Church officials said Sunak would be reading in his role as prime minister, during an Anglican service, so there should be no issue over his personal faith.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Five members of the group of female Anglican bishops traveled to Canterbury for the ceremony.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • His mother, the daughter of an Anglican minister was not initially accepting of Page’s queerness.
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • However, the sovereign was reportedly laid to rest in an Anglican funeral.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nearby, in an old Anglican church, musicians were practicing for a Hindu ceremony.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • MacCulloch points out that this approach is much like the compromise that some churches, including the Anglican and Catholic ones, have struck with gay couples today.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Nigeria’s prominence reflects a broader shift in the Anglican world toward Africa, where membership has grown rapidly since the late 20th century.
    — Melissa Petruzzello, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The 83-year-old Reverend Sue Parfitt, an Anglican priest, was also among those arrested for a third time Saturday.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The episodes were also infused with moral lessons from Awdry, who, besides being a railway enthusiast and children’s author, was also an Anglican minister.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
  • Unlike typical vodkas, this is distilled from a distinctive blend of East Anglican barley, wheat, and oats, imparting a truly unique character.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The Christian group was founded by George Fox, who objected to Anglican emphasis on ceremony.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Harris, who died in 2020, was the first woman consecrated as a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
    — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Being the first Muslim to hold the role required some negotiating, as part of the lord mayor’s job includes speaking regularly at the Abbey, an Anglican church.
    — Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • This union will be especially fragile, given that the two parties at the altar would like to kill each other (a condition that I am told usually takes decades of Anglican matrimony).
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Each ordinariate is led by a former Anglican priest who has executive authority over the community and reports directly to the pope.
    — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
  • The church was built to house Boston’s growing colonial Anglican community and its interior was much more colorful and dynamic than what visitors see today.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Catholic tradition is also celebrated by some Anglican and Protestant communities.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike Roman Catholic or Anglican churches, which are governed by hierarchies and rules, many evangelical churches are run by independent preachers who have no oversight.
    — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 14 May 2023

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