Definition of non-Catholic in English:
non-Catholic
adjective nɒnˈkaθ(ə)lɪkˌnɑnˈkæθ(ə)lɪk
Not Roman Catholic.
Example sentencesExamples
- What immediate impact will this statement have on Catholic hospitals, for both Catholic and non-Catholic patients?
- Interestingly, many of these are not the Protestant academies of old but independent Roman Catholic schools with large numbers of non-Catholic pupils.
- Among non-Catholic Hispanics, the majority are evangelical Christians.
- They also consulted widely with non-Catholic observers and theological experts, many of whom were also active in drafting council documents.
- Fellows would be drawn from across the academic spectrum, and from Catholic and non-Catholic universities alike.
noun nɒnˈkaθ(ə)lɪkˌnɑnˈkæθ(ə)lɪk
A person who is not a Roman Catholic.
Example sentencesExamples
- With this of course non-Catholics are excluded from belonging to the Church.
- And it is obvious that the Church cannot ‘command’ that non-Catholics listen to it or, for that matter, compel Catholics to listen.
- It also helped me to appreciate the pain many non-Catholics feel in not normally being able to receive Communion in a Catholic Church.
- There are extraordinary pastoral circumstances in which it is permitted to commune non-Catholics.
- I am sympathetic to the Catholic priests who are critical of non-Catholics presenting themselves as Catholics.
Definition of non-Catholic in US English:
non-Catholic
adjectiveˌnänˈkaTH(ə)likˌnɑnˈkæθ(ə)lɪk
Not Roman Catholic.
Example sentencesExamples
- What immediate impact will this statement have on Catholic hospitals, for both Catholic and non-Catholic patients?
- Interestingly, many of these are not the Protestant academies of old but independent Roman Catholic schools with large numbers of non-Catholic pupils.
- Fellows would be drawn from across the academic spectrum, and from Catholic and non-Catholic universities alike.
- They also consulted widely with non-Catholic observers and theological experts, many of whom were also active in drafting council documents.
- Among non-Catholic Hispanics, the majority are evangelical Christians.
nounˌnänˈkaTH(ə)likˌnɑnˈkæθ(ə)lɪk
A person who is not a Roman Catholic.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are extraordinary pastoral circumstances in which it is permitted to commune non-Catholics.
- With this of course non-Catholics are excluded from belonging to the Church.
- And it is obvious that the Church cannot ‘command’ that non-Catholics listen to it or, for that matter, compel Catholics to listen.
- It also helped me to appreciate the pain many non-Catholics feel in not normally being able to receive Communion in a Catholic Church.
- I am sympathetic to the Catholic priests who are critical of non-Catholics presenting themselves as Catholics.