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Where does “Anglo-Catholicism” come from?

Anglo-Catholicism (English) comes from English Catholicism, from English catholic, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Anglo-Catholicism (English): Anglo-Catholic beliefs and practices

Definitions

  1. Anglo-Catholic beliefs and practices

Ancestry of “Anglo-Catholicism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCatholicismThe faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic...
2EnglishcatholicUniversal; all-encompassing; Pertaining to all...
3Old Frenchcatholique—
4Latincatholicuscatholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and...
5Ancient Greekκαθολικόςgeneral
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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