anti-Catholic

adjective

an·ti-Cath·o·lic | \ˌan-tē-ˈkath-lik,

-ˈka-thə-, ˌan-tī-\

Definition of anti-Catholic

: opposed to or hostile toward the Catholic church anti-Catholic sentiment

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anti-Catholicism \ˌan-tē-kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm,

ˌan-tī- \ noun

Bowker speculates that Orwell's "Catholic education" may have been the source of the notorious anti-Catholicism of his later writings, … — Stefan Collini

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