Meanings
adjectiveOld Catholic (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.
Synonyms: Christian Catholic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.
Similar
Christian Catholic
Translations
Czech starokatolický
- starokatolickýpertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Dutch oudkatholiek
- oudkatholiekpertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
French vieux-catholique
- vieux-catholiquepertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
German altkatholisch, christkatholisch
- altkatholischpertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
- christkatholischpertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Italian veterocattolico, vetero-cattolico
- veterocattolicopertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
- vetero-cattolicopertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Polish starokatolicki
- starokatolickipertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Spanish católico antiguo
- católico antiguopertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Swedish gammalkatolsk
- gammalkatolskpertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church
Cite this entry
APA
Old Catholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Catholic
MLA
“Old Catholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Catholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Catholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Catholic.
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