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anti-Catholicism

nounmasculine/ɐ̃tikɐtuliˈsiʒmu/low

an·ti·ca·to·li·cis·mo

Definition

Opposition or hostility to the Catholic Church, its dogmas, practices, or influence.
Anti-Catholicism was a strong ideological current in certain historical periods.
Some 19th-century political movements promoted anti-Catholicism.
Common collocations
wave of anti-Catholicismanti-Catholic sentiment

Etymology

Do prefixo 'anti-' + 'catolicismo'.

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