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Old Catholic

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Old Catholic
n.
A member of an independent religious organization formed by a group of German Roman Catholics who refused to accept the doctrine of papal infallibility proclaimed by the Vatican Council in 1870.

Old Catholic
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to several small national Churches which have broken away from the Roman Catholic Church on matters of doctrine
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a member of one of these Churches
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Noun1.Old Catholic - a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
Old Catholic Church - Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination


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She remembered -- betwixt a smile and a shudder -- the talk of the neighbouring townspeople, who, seeking vainly elsewhere for the child's paternity, and observing some of her odd attributes, had given out that poor little Pearl was a demon offspring: such as, ever since old Catholic times, had occasionally been seen on earth, through the agency of their mother's sin, and to promote some foul and wicked purpose.
 
 
 
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