Church of Rome
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- noun
- /tʃɜrʧ əv roʊm/
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Iglesia de Roma
- Mr. Hoag is correct when he says that "to broadly paint the Church of Rome as having fallen away from the Faith is a grave error contrary to the infallibility and indefectibility of the Church."
So you know, in the West we have the Latin Church, Church of Rome, we call it the Roman Catholic Church, right?
- So you know, in the West we have the Latin Church, Church of Rome, we call it the Roman Catholic Church, right?
Examples
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So you know, in the West we have the Latin Church, Church of Rome, we call it the Roman Catholic Church, right?
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He runs the Fatima Center and, despite writings that suggest otherwise, he is a priest in good standing with the Church of Rome.
Blog text (7) -
It's the Church of Rome that has it as the Fourth.
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Why should only the Church of Rome have gold?
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Even though I left the Church of Rome, I still care about the poor state of affairs within my former community.
Blog text (21) -
Many Christians do not acknowledge the Church of Rome or that it is the one Church.
Academic text (2013) -
This would suggest at least the possibility, it seems, that perhaps more liberals than conservatives are leaving the Church of Rome.
Blog text (21) -
To the local Church of Rome alone had been granted the special charism of defense and inerrant preservation of the Deposit of Faith.
Blog text (6) -
He defied the very Church of Rome that ordained him.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Pope leads the Church of Rome, guiding millions of followers worldwide.
Synonyms
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2.7
A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide
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3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
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3.4
A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican
A branch of the Christian church based in Rome led by the pope and bishops
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'church' + 'of' + 'Rome' denotes the church affiliated with or belonging to Rome (i.e. the Roman/ Catholic institution). The genitive construction and metonymic use of 'Rome' for the papacy are common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Church of Rome shows a simple image: a church based in the city of Rome. One popular story says early Christian leaders in Rome, like Peter, became the main leaders and the church leader in Rome became the Pope, so the name came to mean the whole church led from Rome. That's why it now means 'the Roman Catholic Church'.