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Ca·thol·i·cism
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noun
1.
the faith, system, and practice of the
Catholic Church
,
especially the
Roman Catholic Church
.
2.
(
lowercase
)
catholicity.
Origin:
1600–10;
Catholic
+
-ism
Related forms
an·ti-Ca·thol·i·cism,
noun
pro-Ca·thol·i·cism,
noun
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Catholicism
(kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm)
—
n
1.
short for
Roman Catholicism
2.
the beliefs, practices, etc, of any Catholic Church
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Catholicism
1613, from
Catholic
+
-ism
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Catholicism definition
The beliefs and practices of the
Roman Catholic Church
.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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