pseudo-Catholic
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈkaθ(ə)lɪK/ /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/(also pseudo-catholic)
noun
A pretended Catholic; one who is falsely called (or lays false claim to being) a Catholic.
- Sometimes (especially in early use) a hostile term for a Roman Catholic..
adjective
Falsely or erroneously called or claiming to be Catholic.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Fulke (d. 1589), theologian and college head. From pseudo- + catholic, after post-classical Latin pseudocatholicus, noun, Middle French, French pseudo-catholique, adjective.