anglo-catholic

Thân thiện

An Anglo-Catholic priest leads a service in a traditional church.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Supporting the Anglican Church: "Anglo-Catholic" describes a person, group, or set of beliefs that strongly supports the Anglican Church, often emphasizing its Catholic heritage, liturgy, and sacramental traditions.

Usage

• The term "Anglo-Catholic" is used to describe a tradition within Anglicanism that maintains many practices and doctrines similar to Roman Catholicism, while remaining part of the Anglican Communion.
• It is typically used as an adjective to modify nouns like "tradition," "movement," "church," or "priest."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The parish follows an Anglo-Catholic liturgy, with incense and elaborate rituals.
  • She comes from an Anglo-Catholic background that values the sacraments highly.

Advanced Usage

• As a noun (Anglo-Catholic): The term can also function as a noun to refer to an adherent of this tradition.
  • He is an Anglo-Catholic who attends Mass daily.

Variants and Related Words

• Anglo-Catholicism (n): The system of doctrine and practice associated with the Anglo-Catholic tradition.
  • Anglo-Catholicism places a strong emphasis on apostolic succession.

Synonyms

• High Church: A term often used interchangeably with Anglo-Catholic, emphasizing ritual and sacramental worship within Anglicanism.
• Tractarian: Pertaining to the 19th-century Oxford Movement, which sought to renew Catholic thought and practice in the Church of England.

Antonyms

• Low Church: Emphasizing Protestant, evangelical, and simpler forms of worship within Anglicanism.
• Latitudinarian: Favoring broad, liberal, and inclusive theological views, often downplaying specific ritual or doctrinal emphasis.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. supporting the Anglican Church

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