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non-Catholic

British  

adjective

  1. not of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who does not practise Roman Catholicism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In Mexico, that’s effectively a catch-all term for those who practice any kind of non-Catholic spiritual healing rituals, be they indigenous healers or fortunetellers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

During Lent, thousands of western Pennsylvanians — Catholic and non-Catholic alike — stream into Friday afternoon fish fries.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

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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