Roman Church
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- noun
- /ˈroʊmən tʃɜːrʧ/
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Iglesia Romana
- Until the 1970s, the 1937 Irish Constitution, Article 44, Section 2 recognized "the special position of the Holy Catholic Apostolic and Roman Church as the guardian of the Faith professed by the great majority of the citizens."
- apostolic Roman Church
And in this council the the Roman church gets together.
- And in this council the the Roman church gets together.
- When the liberals win and the the Roman, you know, the Holy Roman Church loses.
Examples
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This event, he believed, ended the domination of the Roman Church in England.
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In those days, the Roman Church was still forbidding its members to read the Bible for themselves.
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With time, the Roman Church established itself as the actual court of appeal.
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Within this history, special emphasis is given to the key roles of Francis, the Franciscans, and the Roman Church.
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As a result, the Roman Church believed and taught "justification by works" instead of "justification by faith," which Paul preached.
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Its virtues are brotherhood, humility, and obedience to the authority of the Roman Church.
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As gonfaloniere (captain) of the Holy Roman Church, Federigo was responsible for defending Christianity from outside threats.
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The Roman Church plays a significant role in the global Christian community.
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Many followers of the Roman Church attend Mass every Sunday.
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The doctrines of the Roman Church have shaped Western civilization for centuries.
Synonyms
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A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide
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A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
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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 'the Christian Church based in the Vatican' is directly inferable from combining 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome or the Roman rite) with 'church' (a particular Christian body): the adjective specifies the church's affiliation/origin. This is a straightforward compositional pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the intended meaning.
Etymology
The name Roman Church comes from the city of Rome and the word Roman, meaning 'from Rome', because the church is led there by the 'Pope' and its main centre began in that city. So Roman Church now means the Christian church that is led from Rome and the leaders and traditions that come from there.