Post-catholic

//ˌpəʊstˈkæθəlɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advocate of a society with values postdating Catholicism.

    "Like Hunt, I am a postCatholic, but it is difficult for me to define Christians as justice-seeking."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a society where Catholic values are no longer relevant.

    "It was predictable that this post-Catholic American-Lebanese writer would be highlighted from a Lebanese-Egyptian journal that had long pioneered pan-Arab national consciousness in Egypt."

Example

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"It was predictable that this post-Catholic American-Lebanese writer would be highlighted from a Lebanese-Egyptian journal that had long pioneered pan-Arab national consciousness in Egypt."

Etymology

From post- + Catholic.

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