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