Anglo-Catholic
adjective
An·glo-Cath·o·lic
ˌaŋ-glō-ˈkath-lik 
-ˈka-thə-
: of or relating to a High Church movement in Anglicanism emphasizing its continuity with historic Catholicism and fostering Catholic dogmatic and liturgical traditions
Anglo-Catholic
noun
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Marshall was confirmed at Saint Katherine of Alexandria Episcopal Church at Mosher and Division streets, a congregation that followed the formal Anglo-Catholic liturgies.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
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