neo-Catholic

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

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.

Origin of neo-Catholic

First recorded in 1835–45

Related formsne·o-Ca·thol·i·cism

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

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Historical Examples of neo-catholic

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
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