neo-Catholic

[ne-oh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik]

ne·o-Cath·o·lic

[ne-oh-kath-uh-lik, -kath-lik]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.
noun
2.
a neo-Catholic person.

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Neo-catholic has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1835–45

ne·o-Ca·thol·i·cism [nee-oh-kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm] , noun
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