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| 1. | the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) catholicity. |
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Catholicism
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n. The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| catholicism | |
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| the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Catholicism [kəˈθolisizəm] noun
Roman Catholicism
See also: catholic
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Catholicism
The beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
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| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Catholicism
Ca*thol"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. catholicisme.]1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view. 3. The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto. 4. The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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