pseudo-Catholicism
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊkəˈθɒlɪsɪz(ə)m/noun
False or sham Catholicism.
- In early use often a hostile term for Roman Catholicism; later frequently applied to any form of Protestantism, especially Anglo-Catholicism, which espouses doctrines, rituals, and practices resembling those of Roman Catholicism..
Origin
Late 17th century. From pseudo- + Catholicism, after pseudo-Catholic, pseudo-Catholic.
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