anti-Catholic
adjective
an·ti-Cath·o·lic
ˌan-tē-ˈkath-lik 
-ˈka-thə-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward the Catholic church
anti-Catholic sentiment
anti-Catholicism
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm
noun
ˌan-tī-
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Examples of anti-Catholic in a Sentence
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In fact, early in his political career, Lincoln’s Whig Party was home to a vocal nativist, anti-Catholic faction.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
Ever since Pearce published his mighty Tolkien: Man and Myth (Ignatius Press) in 1999, the divide between the pro-Catholic and anti-Catholic forces has grown.
—Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023
The reinvitation to a group that has been described as anti-Catholic and anti-Christian has prompted prominent Christians to urge a boycott of the team.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
Outside Cathedral of Hope, protestors from far-right and anti-LGBTQ groups called the Sisters blasphemous and anti-Catholic.
—Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
Progressives hardly had a monopoly on that dysfunction; Baker, a conservative presence on the council who is not seeking reelection this year, was often at the center of the body’s most dramatic moments, once accusing a colleague of anti-Catholic bias and comparing others’ behavior to pigs.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Raised by Protestant parents who were anti-Catholic and anti-French, Mr. Spicer began his professional career as a political science professor before being drafted by two prime ministers into ombudsman’s jobs that more risk-averse Canadians might have rejected.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Coyle was an outspoken opponent of the prevalent anti-Catholic bigotry in the South in the 1920s.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 11 Aug. 2023
Hothead District 3 Councilor Frank Baker called new voting maps an anti-Catholic conspiracy driven by his colleague Liz Breadon, a Protestant immigrant from Northern Ireland.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
Ever since Pearce published his mighty Tolkien: Man and Myth (Ignatius Press) in 1999, the divide between the pro-Catholic and anti-Catholic forces has grown.
—Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023
The reinvitation to a group that has been described as anti-Catholic and anti-Christian has prompted prominent Christians to urge a boycott of the team.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
Outside Cathedral of Hope, protestors from far-right and anti-LGBTQ groups called the Sisters blasphemous and anti-Catholic.
—Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
Progressives hardly had a monopoly on that dysfunction; Baker, a conservative presence on the council who is not seeking reelection this year, was often at the center of the body’s most dramatic moments, once accusing a colleague of anti-Catholic bias and comparing others’ behavior to pigs.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Raised by Protestant parents who were anti-Catholic and anti-French, Mr. Spicer began his professional career as a political science professor before being drafted by two prime ministers into ombudsman’s jobs that more risk-averse Canadians might have rejected.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Coyle was an outspoken opponent of the prevalent anti-Catholic bigotry in the South in the 1920s.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 11 Aug. 2023
Hothead District 3 Councilor Frank Baker called new voting maps an anti-Catholic conspiracy driven by his colleague Liz Breadon, a Protestant immigrant from Northern Ireland.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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