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Webster 1913 Edition
Catholicism
Ca-thol′i-cism
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
catholicisme
.] 1.
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
3.
The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto.
4.
The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.
Definition 2024
Catholicism
Catholicism
See also: catholicism
English
Noun
Catholicism (usually uncountable, plural Catholicisms)
- The faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church, but especially of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 2011, Connie Green, Religious Diversity and Children's Literature, p 156
- Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims
- 2011, Connie Green, Religious Diversity and Children's Literature, p 156
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Translations
faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
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catholicism
catholicism
See also: Catholicism
English
Noun
catholicism (usually uncountable, plural catholicisms)
- The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
- (Can we [[:Category:Requests for quotation/Jer. Taylor|find and add]] a quotation of Jer. Taylor to this entry?)[[Category:Requests for quotation/Jer. Taylor|CATHOLICISM]]
- Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
Translations
state of being catholic, universal
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