Phrase guide

Old Catholic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of an Old Catholic church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Christian

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: starokatolický — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Dutch: oudkatholiek — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • French: vieux-catholique — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Galician: católico antigo — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • German: altkatholisch — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • German: christkatholisch — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Italian: veterocattolico — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Italian: vetero-cattolico — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Polish: starokatolicki — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Spanish: católico antiguo — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
  • Swedish: gammalkatolsk — pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church