Roman Catholic Church
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- noun
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Iglesia católica
- The Roman Catholic Church has millions of followers around the world, all united in faith.
- St. Roman Catholic 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?
- But what Luther didn't anticipate was that once you can print the Bible and print criticism to the Roman Catholic Church, you can print anything.
- In any case, you know the the the Inquisition actually did, or the Roman Catholic Church did, did history a favor.
Examples
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King Henry's divorce and remarriage to Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn, led Henry to leave the Roman Catholic Church.
Fiction book (1999) -
There is a silent schism in the Roman Catholic Church.
Academic text (1994) -
The relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the nation of Poland.
Academic text (1999) -
In any revision, they fear they would lose out to the larger and more powerful Roman Catholic Church.
Academic text (1996) -
The concept of clergy privilege dates back to the early years of the Roman Catholic Church.
Academic text (1990) -
But there was no question of any doctrinal challenge to the Roman Catholic Church, no challenge in matters of faith or matters of worship.
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Clearly, we hear a new evangelism coming from the Roman Catholic Church and from Christianity in general.
Academic text (1996) -
In Kenya, the Roman Catholic Church has vigorously opposed sexuality education in schools.
Academic text (1998) -
But the University's loyalty is to the Roman Catholic Church and not to the AAUP.
Academic text (1991) -
In the Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries, an organized body of law was developed for the Roman Catholic Church.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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2.7
A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide
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A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican
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4.7
The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope
A branch of the Christian church based in Rome led by the pope and bishops
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Roman' (relating to Rome), 'Catholic' (of Catholicism), and 'church' (a Christian body) combine to denote the Catholic Christian body centered in Rome/the Vatican. This label follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern of place/denomination + church, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Roman Catholic Church comes from two simple ideas: Roman shows its leader, the Pope, is based in Rome, and Catholic is a word that means 'for everyone' or 'universal'. That's why the name refers to the Christian Church led from Rome and meant for people around the world.