Roman Catholic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Roman Catholic
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Neither of them made any substantive changes to core Roman Catholic doctrine, but when you’re the bishop of Rome and the head of the world’s largest single religious denomination, practice matters more than theory.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The late Pope Francis, who died last year after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade, chose his name and modelled his papacy after the radical humility of Saint Francis.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Educated by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy, she worked filing letters and on a switchboard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
According to the last census, more than 90 percent of Croatia's 3.8 million people are ethnic Croats, while about 80 percent are Roman Catholic.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Bobby’s aide or so-called second at the tournament was his close friend and fellow Jack Collins student William Lombardy, a portly twenty-year-old seminarian who was studying to become a Roman Catholic priest.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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