Definition of anglican communion Anglican communion
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| anglican communion - 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 | ||
| Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England | ||
| protestant denomination group of Protestant congregations | ||
| church service, church a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" | ||
| protestant episcopal church, episcopal church United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury | ||
| church of ireland autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland | ||
| episcopal church of scotland, episcopal church United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury | ||
| anglican catholic a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character | ||
| anglican a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism | ||
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anglican communion
The world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches.
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The Anglican Communion is an association of all Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England. There is no single "Anglican Church" with universal authority, because each national or regional church has full autonomy. With over seventy seven million members, the Anglican Communion is the third largest communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one church are recognised by the other. Some of these churches are known as Anglican, explicitly recognising the link to England ("Ecclesia Anglicana" means "Church of England").
The Archbishop of Canterbury, religious head of the Church of England, has no formal authority outside that jurisdiction, but is recognised as symbolic head of the worldwide communion.
Provinces of the Anglican Communion.
In addition, there are six extra-provincial churches, five of which are under the metropolitical authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
