Roman Catholicism

American  

noun

1. the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Roman Catholicism British  

noun

1. the beliefs, practices, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church

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Etymology

Origin of Roman Catholicism

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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Roman Catholicism

Their Christianity is core to how they see themselves — and they see that reflected in Owens, who converted to Roman Catholicism in 2024.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Patriarch Kirill’s new book raises another ecumenical question, whether ecumenical dialogue between Roman Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy is effectively over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

He lived at The College, in Littlemore, during the 1840s, which is where he controversially converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

Tying them all together is the presence of Roman Catholicism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

Roman Catholicism was the dominant religion of Poland, and religion was very much a part of the public school I attended.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson