Roman Catholic

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

noun

1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

noun

1. a member of this Church

Word History and Origins

Origin of Roman Catholic¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The Roman Catholic Church operates tribunals that consider spiritual issues and marriage annulments.

From BBC

Born in 1951, the 74-year-old devout Roman Catholic was the son of a cattle herder and the eighth of nine children.

From BBC

The door only opens once in 25 years to mark the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee years.

From BBC

On a recent Sunday at Santo Domingo de Guzmán Roman Catholic Church in the capital’s Baruta district, Father Leonardo Marius urged parishioners to ignore the drumbeat of war pounding the airwaves and internet.

From Los Angeles Times

The nation’s 10 black Roman Catholic bishops chided white Catholics on Wednesday for making many blacks feel unwelcome in their churches and called for greater black leadership and visibility at every level of the church.

From Los Angeles Times