OLD CATHOLIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

• OLD CATHOLIC (noun)
  The noun OLD CATHOLIC has 1 sense:

1. a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope

  Familiarity information: OLD CATHOLIC used as a noun is very rare.

• OLD CATHOLIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Old Catholic" is a kind of...):

Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)

Holonyms ("Old Catholic" is a member of...):

Old Catholic Church (Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century)