Roman Catholic

adjective

of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

noun

a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Compare Catholic.

Origin of Roman Catholic

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Historical Examples of roman catholic

She was herself a Roman-Catholic convert from Protestantism.
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William Cleaver Wilkinson
The Roman-catholic party did not dissemble the check they had received.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV
J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The Roman-catholic historian, Salat of Lucerne, makes a boast of this.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV
J. H. Merle D'Aubign
In this same year only twenty Roman-catholic publications appeared.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III
J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Grouped around their tables, the Roman-catholic princes seemed absorbed in games of hazard.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV
J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for roman catholic

Roman Catholic

adjective

of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

noun

a member of this Church

Often shortened to: Catholic

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