Catholic Church

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a visible society of baptized Christians professing the same faith under the authority of the invisible head (Christ) and the authority of the visible head (the pope and the bishops in communion with him).

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Catholic Church British  

noun

1. short for Roman Catholic Church

2. any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church

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Catholic Church Cultural  

1. A common abbreviation for the name of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Etymology

Origin of Catholic Church

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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Catholic Church

“Through such an admission man looks squarely at the sins he is guilty of,” reads the catechism of the Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Tan, who said alleged possessions are often accompanied by symptoms of psychosis, insisted Philippine psychiatrists were not seeking to "compete with the Catholic Church", but rather to bridge the gap between culture and science.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

It added, however, that those who left the group and wished to return to the Roman Catholic Church would be welcomed back "with sincere affection".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Although influential in certain conservative circles, it remains a minority group within the Roman Catholic Church and its roughly 1.3 billion faithful.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The only trouble was, Church, even the Catholic Church, didn't take up the whole of your life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath