SINCE 1828
anti-Catholic
adjective
an·ti-Cath·o·lic
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈkath-lik
, -ˈka-thə-, ˌan-tī-\
, -ˈka-thə-, ˌan-tī-\
Definition of anti-Catholic
: opposed to or hostile toward the Catholic church
anti-Catholic sentiment
Other Words from anti-Catholic
anti-Catholicism
\ ˌan-tē-kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm
, ˌan-tī- \
noun
, ˌan-tī- \
noun
Bowker speculates that Orwell's "Catholic education" may have been the source of the notorious anti-Catholicism of his later writings, …
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