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Catholicism

Catholicism

49 5.5
The Christian religion and practices led by the pope in Rome
  • noun
  • /ˌkæθəˈlɪsɪzəm/
: catolicismo
  • The beliefs and practices of Catholicism focus on the sacraments and the authority of the Pope.
  • Roman Catholicism
  • convert to Catholicism
  • Catholicism and Protestantism

You know, I can certainly understand why your relationship with Catholicism fell out of grace.

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Examples

  • As was true for most of Latin America, Roman Catholicism was the state religion.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Catholicism is such a romantic religion, it has saints and sinners.

  • What I love about Catholicism is it's rich diversity.

  • Why do you think that you would like to convert to Catholicism?

  • Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power.

  • One of the defining characteristics of Catholicism is the Catholic Church.

  • Perhaps RLD did, too; toward the end of his life, he converted to Catholicism.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Therefore, the link between Poland and Roman Catholicism was strengthened.

    Academic text (1999)
  • She converts to Catholicism, but at the same time she keeps her, well, her own identity.

  • Henry the Eighth didn't like Catholicism, so he closed the convent.

Synonyms

Catholic Church
vsCatholicism
207 2.7

A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide

refers to the faith, doctrine, and practice rather than the group of churches
Roman Catholic Church
vsCatholicism
21 3.7

A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services

is the system of doctrine and practice rather than the formal body
Roman Church
vsCatholicism
7 3.4

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

emphasizes beliefs and practices rather than the governing body
Roman Catholicism
vsCatholicism
4 3.9

A Christian religion led by the Pope in Rome

is the faith and practices rather than the institution itself
Church of Rome
vsCatholicism
1 4.7

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

focuses on the religion's doctrines and practices more than the organization
Western Church
vsCatholicism
1 6.5

A branch of the Christian church based in Rome led by the pope and bishops

is the faith and practice content rather than the regional branch
catholicity
vsCatholicism
1 9.9

Beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church that guide worship and daily life

refers more to formal doctrine and the organized system of belief

Compounds

A Christian religion led by the Pope in Rome

1 9.3

Strong dislike or unfair treatment of Roman Catholics and their church

1 9.4

The practice of choosing only Church teachings you like and ignoring the rest

Anglo-Catholicism
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A movement in the Church of England that has many Catholic beliefs and ceremonies

Churches that follow Eastern Christian worship while being part of the Roman Catholic Church

Surface Forms

Catholicism singular
Catholicisms plural

Morphology

Catholicism = Catholic (transparent) = catholic + ism

Formed by the productive suffix '-ism' on 'Catholic' to denote the doctrine/system of the Catholic Church, a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Catholicism comes from catholic, a Greek word meaning 'universal' or 'whole', and the ending -ism means 'a system or belief'. So Catholicism is the 'universal' or 'whole' type of Christian belief and practice.