Roman Catholic

American  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

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noun

1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

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noun

1. a member of this Church

Etymology

Origin of Roman Catholic

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Roman Catholic

In Poland's 2021 census, 71 percent of the population identified as Roman Catholic, down from 88 percent 10 years earlier.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It added, however, that those who left the group and wished to return to the Roman Catholic Church would be welcomed back "with sincere affection".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Belarus released a prominent ethnic-Polish journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, along with a Roman Catholic monk and a third unnamed person with ties to Poland, in addition to two alleged intelligence agents from Moldova.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

One graduate student, Patrick, is a devoted Roman Catholic, unquestioning in his faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

It is called Giordano Bruno after the sixteenth-century Roman Catholic scholar who held that there are an infinity of worlds and that many are inhabited.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan