Old Catholic
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9.0
- noun
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viejo católico
- Now I am just a plain old Catholic.
- an Old Catholic priest
Examples
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They do recognize the Old Catholic Church as having 'valid sacraments.'
Blog text (4) -
Good old Catholics trying to do God's work here on earth; the road to hell is paved by Catholics with misguided intentions.
Blog text (8) -
This view is shared by Orthodox, Oriental Catholic, and Old Catholic churches, as well as some Protestant communities.
Academic text (2011) -
I think the church hierarchy feels threatened by the fact that the Old Catholics are dying, and the Young Catholics are becoming the majority voice.
Blog text (4) -
A man, fat and cardigan-clad, is not pleasant, but he tells a story about Dorothy Day when we go past the old Catholic Worker Building, because perhaps the driver shows Libertarian tendencies?
Fiction book (1994) -
From outside a Catholic perspective, one could argue that there are denominations of Catholics: Old Catholic Church, American Catholic Church, Celtic Catholic Church, Union of Utrecht Old Catholic Church, Apostolic Catholic Church, etc.
Blog text (4) -
From outside a Catholic perspective, one could argue that there are denominations of Catholics: Old Catholic Church, American Catholic Church, Celtic Catholic Church, Union of Utrecht Old Catholic Church, Apostolic Catholic Church, etc.
Blog text (4) -
Many old Catholics believe in the importance of tradition while also embracing modern values.
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The Old Catholic Church is known for its inclusive approach to various social issues.
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As an old Catholic, she participates in a community that values both history and current beliefs.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church led by the pope
Surface Forms
Morphology
A B1 learner who knows 'old' and 'Catholic' would likely infer this refers to a type or historical form of Catholicism (so they can tell it names a Catholic group). However, the precise denominational sense and historical/doctrinal detail (19th-century group rejecting papal infallibility) cannot be derived from the constituents and could be misinterpreted (e.g. 'elderly' or 'former' Catholic), so full meaning requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Old Catholic comes from a split in the 1800s, when some Catholics rejected the new idea that the 'pope is always right'. They kept older church ways, so people called them Old to show they followed the older form of Catholic worship, and today Old Catholic means a member of that group.