Anglo-Catholic

[ ang-gloh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik ]

/ ˈæŋ gloʊˈkæθ ə lɪk, -ˈkæθ lɪk /

an adherent of Anglo-Catholicism.

a member of the Church of England, as distinguished from a Roman Catholic or member of the Greek or Russian Orthodox churches.

of or relating to Anglo-Catholicism or Anglo-Catholics.

Origin of Anglo-Catholic

First recorded in 1830–40

To turn his book into a book against Paedobaptism, was an achievement reserved for an Anglo-Catholic divine.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various
But his was not a creative mind, and his position at the head of the Anglo-Catholic movement was little more than an accident.

The Age of Tennyson |Hugh Walker
Ten or fifteen years afterwards Anglo-Catholic sentiment was again strong.

Studies in Contemporary Biography |James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
To turn his book into a book against Paedobaptism was an achievement reserved for an Anglo-Catholic divine.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay

The new firm had plenty to do owing to the demand for ritual decorations caused by the Anglo-Catholic movement.

Rossetti |Lucien Pissarro

Anglo-Catholic

of or relating to a group within the Church of England or the Anglican Communion that emphasizes the Catholic elements in its teaching and practice

a member of this group

Anglo-Catholicism, noun