Catholicism
noun
the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
anti-Catholicism
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a word derived from
Catholicism.
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a word derived from
anti-Catholic.
anti-Catholicadjectiveopposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church
Example Sentences
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Elected as an MP around the turn of the 18th Century, in protest at King James's anti-Catholicism, he took his seat for two short spells in the Commons.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Beginning in the early nineteenth century with the immigration of large numbers of Irish Catholics to the United States, anti-Catholicism became a common feature of American life and remained so until the mid-twentieth century.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
Many of the evils of history—racism, sexism, anti-Catholicism, homophobia—have been rolled back by brave people who opened the eyes of their fellow citizens to prejudice.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2021
Thus does Mr. Halpin dismiss what Cornel West, a man of the left but one who is admirably critical of anti-Catholicism, describes as “a deep and powerful tradition of thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2016
The American Revolution had unfolded a wonderful story, a story of anti-Catholicism, of persecution and prejudice which had resolved itself step by step into a state of complete freedom of action and religious liberty.
From The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution by James Francis Barrett
