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

ne·o-Ca·thol·i·cism

[nee-oh-kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm], /ˌni oʊ kəˈθɒl əˌsɪz əm/, noun

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The Roman Catholic priesthood, to a man, would lend to it the influence of all its spiritual authority.
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The Roman Catholic chapels, and the ways of access to them, were also treated as "public works."
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