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Catholic

/ˈkæθəlɪk/ noun C1
  1. A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
  2. A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church). · The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.

Plural Catholics

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Well, this dead man had some Catholic emblem round his neck, and that, along with his colour, made me think he was from the South.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 85 · C1
The reason for so publicly announcing all this is, that all good and faithful Catholics may offer up their prayers for the unfortunate culprits, and, above all, beseech of Heaven to grant them a sincere repentance.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 384 · C1

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