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Ca⋅thol⋅i⋅cism

[kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm]
–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   (kə-thŏl'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
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Catholicism

The beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

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