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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Both men have helped bridge the gap between South and North and have offered a theological and sociological approach that represents Southern concerns in a less abrasive way than, for example, African Catholicism might.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
And it’s not just the figure at the top that changes the dynamics: Catholicism is hot right now, at least in media coverage.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 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
Why does Roman Catholicism prohibit other faiths from taking Communion?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
A Catholic who lived most of his week without a sense of communal Catholicism, I relied upon conscience as never before.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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