catholicism
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Catholicism¹
- /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/
Where it comes from
Compare French catholicisme.
noun Catholicisms
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The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims
Similar: Roman Catholicism
catholicism²
- /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/
Where it comes from
From catholic + -ism.
noun catholicisms
- The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine
- Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catholicity, catholic, restoration, restore, catholique, roman catholicism, catholic church, latin church, latin rite, roman rite, apostolic see, catholic communion, western church, holy see, papacy, roman christianity
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noun faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
| Español | catolicismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가톨릭주의 gatollikjuui |
| 日本語 | カトリシズム katorishizumu |
| 中文 | 天主教 Tiānzhǔjiào |
| हिन्दी | रोमन कैथोलिक ईसाई roman kaitholik īsāī |
| Kiswahili | Ukatoliki |
| Português | catolicismo |
| Français | catholicisme |
| Deutsch | Katholizismus |
| Italiano | cattolicesimo |
| Ελληνικά | καθολικισμός katholikismós |
| Română | catolicism |
| Русский | католици́зм katolicízm |
| Tiếng Việt | Công giáo |
| العربية | كَاثُولِيكِيَّة kāṯūlīkiyya, جَاثَلِيقِيَّة jāṯalīqiyya, كَتْلَكِيَّة katlakiyya, كَاتُولِيكِيَّة kātūlīkiyya |
| עברית | קתוליות |
noun state of being catholic, universal
| Deutsch | Katholizismus |
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Talk about this word "catholicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catholicism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. catholicism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catholicism "catholicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catholicism.Cite this
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title = {catholicism},
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