anti-Catholic

British  

adjective

1. opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church

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noun

1. someone opposed to the Roman Catholic Church and its adherents

   he called him an anti-Catholic

Other Word Forms

• anti-Catholicism noun

Example Sentences

The Northern Ireland-born player was the subject of verbal abuse earlier this year, when Lincoln City fans aimed anti-Catholic chants at him during a match on 3 May.

From BBC

Framing his rebellion as a holy crusade against godless socialists, Franco strengthened the church’s role in Spanish life by funding church reconstruction, reinstating religious education in schools, and giving the clergy authority to censor anything they deemed anti-Catholic.

From Slate

In a post on X, Patel said that the attacker "left multiple anti-Catholic, anti-religious references" written on guns and in notes uncovered by investigators.

From BBC

Two children were killed and 17 others injured in an incident that the FBI is treating as an anti-Catholic hate crime.

From BBC

Campaigners have accused Lady Astor of being anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and a Nazi sympathiser but supporters say she was a victim of misogyny and was "opposed to Nazism".

From BBC