Harry Potter 4 -- The Goblet of Fire

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

We've had our share of SFF lovin' Catholics, too. I just wanted to point that out.

[Spriggan]

Yes, but were they Ninja Catholics?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm pretty sure that one of them was just a smoker. Another one I'm positive was a Ninja Catholic Schoolgirl. Which is both sexy and terrifying.

[Spriggan]

Now would the proper terminology be "Ninja Catholic" or "Catholic Ninja"?  Or are both correct yet with different meanings?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I think in English the adjective usually precedes the noun. So, if she's primarily a catholic, it goes second. I chose that since she's just learning ninjitsu, and, presumably, she's been Catholic longer.

[Spriggan]

Ahh that makes sense, so I assume it's the same with your Ninja Monkeys, being that they were monkeys before ninjas.  Though I always thought they were genetically created so the ninja part was equal to the monkey part.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Yeah, in that case, I just think "ninja monkey" flows better than "monkey ninja"

[Shir Hashirim]

Ninja catholic would be correct if you want to follow that logic.  And Ninja monkey def sounds better...