English Explanatory Dictionary

Catholicism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
noun
  1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
  2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Catholicism Catholicisms

Etymology

Compare French catholicisme.

Synonyms

Roman Catholicism

Derived words

Eastern Catholicism Independent Catholicism
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