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acatholic, a. and n.|æˈkæθəlɪk, eɪ-| [a- prefix 14.] Non-Catholic. Hence acaˈtholicism.
1809F. Plowden Hist. Irel. I. 120 Not a single writer..foreign or native, catholic or acatholic. c1815W. Poynter Let. in B. Ward Eve Cath. Emanc. (1911) II. xxiii. 124 Their call..was supported by the practice of other countries, a-Catholic as well as Catholic. 1820J. Milner Suppl. Mem. Eng. Cath. ii. 132 To prevent the virtual choice of a Catholic Bishop by an A-Catholic Ministry. 1891A. J. Harrison Probl. Christianity & Scepticism xiv. 269 If Christians were never enamoured of Acatholic or even Anti⁓catholic interpretations, the Freethinker would have little success. Ibid. xv. 272 (heading) Acatholicism. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXX. 525/1 The fourth provincial synod of Westminster, which legislated on ‘acatholic’ universities. 1934F. Rolfe Desire & Pursuit of Whole 142 It is possible..for acatholics to pray with catholics catholically. |