neo-Catholic

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

/ ˌnɛ oʊˈkæθ ə lɪk, -ˈkæθ lɪk /

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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.

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Origin of neo-Catholic

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

Nenni, NEO, neoadjuvant, neoanthropic, neoarsphenamine, neo-Catholic, Neocene, neo-Christianity, neoclassic, neoclassical, neoclassicism

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