more Catholic than the Pope
Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by…Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.
» Tom is more Catholic than the Pope.
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2 senses(comparative only)Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.
katholischer als der Papst, päpstlicher als der Papst
(broadly, comparative only)Adhering more stringently to any norm more strictly than is required by the arbiters of the norm.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is more Catholic than the Pope.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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