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-
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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Examples of anti-Catholic in a Sentence
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By the 1850s, the Know-Nothing movement, bitterly opposed to immigration, had set up anti-Catholic lodges across the nation.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
Most anti-Catholic and anti-Mason conspiracies in the United States have atrophied this way, and in the Middle East, conspiracies about French or Soviet meddling have mostly disappeared, too.
—Matthew Gray, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2011
Given the anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic fervor in today’s politics, Kidnapped/Rapito ought to be the year’s most controversial movie.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
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
Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
Most anti-Catholic and anti-Mason conspiracies in the United States have atrophied this way, and in the Middle East, conspiracies about French or Soviet meddling have mostly disappeared, too.
—Matthew Gray, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2011
Given the anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic fervor in today’s politics, Kidnapped/Rapito ought to be the year’s most controversial movie.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
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
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