neo-Catholic

[ ne-oh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik ]

adjective

of or relating to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.

noun

a neo-Catholic person.

Origin of neo-Catholic

¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Other words from neo-Catholic

ne·o-Ca·thol·i·cism [nee-oh-kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm], /ˌni oʊ kəˈθɒl əˌsɪz əm/, noun

Words Nearby neo-Catholic

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How to use neo-Catholic in a sentence

These three dangerous and immoral institutions of the neo-Catholic church are foreign to original Christianity.
Major Prophets of To-Day | Edwin E. Slosson
A dream of this sort, even if less melodramatic than Nietzsche's, has visited the mind of many a neo-Catholic or neo-pagan.
Winds Of Doctrine | George Santayana
The neo-Catholic has translated it thus: An hour later, Litvinof was in his room.
Letters to an Unknown | Prosper Mrime
When the neo-Catholic authors embark on any subject connected with natural science, they at once become extremely comic.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France | Georg Brandes
The adherents of the neo-Catholic school were and remained closely attached to the old royal family.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France | Georg Brandes

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