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Ca·thol·i·cism    Audio Help   [kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church.
2.(lowercase) catholicity.

[Origin: 1600–10; Catholic + -ism]
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Ca·thol·i·cism    Audio Help   (kə-thŏl'ĭ-sĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.

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catholicism

noun
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church 

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Catholicism [kəˈθolisizəm] noun
Roman Catholicism
Arabic: الكاثوليكيه
Chinese (Simplified): 天主教教义
Chinese (Traditional): 天主教教義
Czech: katolicismus
Danish: katolicisme
Dutch: katholicisme
Estonian: katoliiklus
Finnish: katolisuus
French: catholicisme
German: der Katholizismus
Greek: καθολικισμός
Hungarian: katolicizmus
Icelandic: kaþólska
Indonesian: agama Katolik
Italian: cattolicesimo
Japanese: カトリック教
Korean: 가톨릭 교회의 교리
Latvian: katoļticība, katolicisms
Lithuanian: katalikybė
Norwegian: katolisisme
Polish: katolicyzm
Portuguese (Brazil): catolicismo
Portuguese (Portugal): Catolicismo
Romanian: catolicism
Russian: католичество
Slovak: katolicizmus
Slovenian: katolicizem
Spanish: catolicismo
Swedish: katolicism
Turkish: Katoliklik, Katoliklik dini
See also: catholic

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Catholicism

The beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.


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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.
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