neo-Catholicismn.
/ˌniːə(ʊ)kəˈθɒlᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈˌnioʊkəˈθɑləˌsɪz(ə)m/ Theology.
A new, modern, or revived form of Catholicism.
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1851 Spectator 31 May 517/1 The totally new aspect of scepticism, which in the..Neo-Catholicism of Germany..has..been converted to religion.
1876 E. Mellor Priesthood viii. 393 The Neo-Catholicism of the Church of England.
1901 Dict. National Biogr. at Mivart, St. George Jackson This attempt to refurbish the scholastic armoury of his church was combined with a theological liberalism which eventually brought him into collision with her. His neo-catholicism was adumbrated in ‘Contemporary Evolution,’.
1931 A. L. Rowse Politics & Younger Generation 28 Late years have witnessed..attempts..to acclimatize neo-Catholicism.
1954 J. Bowle Politics & Opinion in 19th Cent. iii. 77 Their [sc. writers'] protests are numerous and forceful, ranging from the neo-Catholicism of de Maistre and de Bonald to the conservatism of the Lakeland poets.
1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 May 42/4 He accused him of fostering a deplorable taste for the Pre-Raphaelities, and..of spreading Neo-Catholicism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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