Catholicism
Americannoun
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the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
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(lowercase) catholicity.
noun
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short for Roman Catholicism
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the beliefs, practices, etc, of any Catholic Church
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Like Pope Francis, Leo has a view of the church’s challenges and opportunities grounded in the history of Catholicism in Latin America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
It is his second major foreign visit since being elected to the papacy last year, and reflects the importance of Catholicism in Africa.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Why does Roman Catholicism prohibit other faiths from taking Communion?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In contrast to the Catholicism of school, the Mexican Catholicism of home was less concerned with man the sinner than with man the supplicant.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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