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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

Example Sentences

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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

Mr Havran said he even thought he enjoyed warmer support amongst non-Catholic Slovaks than Catholic Slovaks.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021

Reyes said they disproportionately impacted urban communities where significant numbers of Black children, including many from non-Catholic families, attended Catholic schools.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2021

“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

When I was a boy, anyone not a Catholic was defined by that fact and the term non-Catholic.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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