non-Catholic
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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All but one of the countries have large Catholic populations, but he has chosen a non-Catholic country - Algeria - as his first stop, as it holds deep significance for him.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
To protect themselves from liability, non-Catholic private hospitals often created so-called therapeutic abortion committees to confirm that a given procedure qualified under the “life of the patient” exception.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2024
At the time, the hospital system said that it would remain a non-Catholic organization, but that it would not provide direct elective abortions or physician-assisted deaths.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
“It almost always comes down to affordability,” he said, noting that one in six students at archdiocese schools are non-Catholic and attend because of the “strong reputation of excellent schooling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2021
But it is in non-Catholic countries that a mid-sixteenth-century change in style, according to the mood of the ruling religious elite, is most clearly demonstrated.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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