Opposed to or acting against the Roman Catholic Church or its beliefs and practices.
From anti- (against) + Catholic (relating to the universal church, from Greek katholikos). Describes historical or contemporary opposition to Catholicism and its doctrines.
During the Protestant Reformation, anticatholic sentiment literally split Christianity in two—this word represents one of history's biggest religious conflicts, showing how powerful opposing one established church could be!
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