Meanings
nounCatholic Church (plural Catholic Churches)
plural Catholic Churches
- The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.
The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church, comprising almost half of all Christians in the world.
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The “Catholic Church” or “Roman Catholic Church” is the world's second largest single religious body after Sunni Islam
2012, Nat Carnes, Al-Maghred, the Barbary Lion: A Look at Islam, Page 86Synonyms: Roman Catholic Church
- Literally "universal church", the whole body of Christendom, especially before the division into Western and Eastern churches.
- Any of the independent Catholic Churches, such as the Old Catholic Church, the Polish National Catholic Church, or the Orthodox Catholic Church.
- Any Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic" based on its affirmation of the Nicene Creed, such as any of the Anglican Churches.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.
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Afrikaans Katolieke Kerk
- Katolieke Kerk24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Arabic الكَنِيسَة الكَاثُولِيكِيَّة
- الكَنِيسَة الكَاثُولِيكِيَّة (al-kanīsa l-kāṯūlīkiyya)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Basque Eliza Katolikoa
- Eliza Katolikoa24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Bengali ক্যাথলিক চার্চ
- ক্যাথলিক চার্চ (kêtholik carco)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Bulgarian Католическа църква
- Католическа църква (Katoličeska cărkva)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Catalan Església Catòlica
- Església Catòlica24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Chinese Cantonese 天主教會 /天主教会
- 天主教會 /天主教会24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Chinese Mandarin 天主教會 /天主教会
- 天主教會 /天主教会 (Tiānzhǔ Jiàohuì)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Czech katolická církev
- katolická církev24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Danish katolske kirke
- katolske kirke24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Dutch Katholieke Kerk
- Katholieke Kerk24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Esperanto Katolika Eklesio
- Katolika Eklesio24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Estonian Katoliku kirik
- Katoliku kirik24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Finnish katolinen kirkko, katolinen kirkko
- katolinen kirkko24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
- katolinen kirkkothe whole body of Christendom before the division into Western and Eastern churches
- yhtenäinen kirkkothe whole body of Christendom before the division into Western and Eastern churches
- katolinen kirkkoany of the independent Catholic Churches
French Église catholique
- Église catholique24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
German Katholische Kirche
- Katholische Kirche24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Greek Καθολική Εκκλησία
- Καθολική Εκκλησία (Katholikí Ekklisía)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Hebrew הכנסייה הקתולית
- הכנסייה הקתולית (ha-knesiá ha-qatólit)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Hindi कैथोलिक कलीसिया
- कैथोलिक कलीसिया (kaitholik kalīsiyā)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Hungarian katolikus egyház
- katolikus egyház24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Icelandic Kaþólska kirkjan
- Kaþólska kirkjan24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Indonesian Gereja Katolik
- Gereja Katolik24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Irish Eaglais Chaitliceach, Eaglais Chaitliceach
- Eaglais Chaitliceach24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
- Eaglais Chaitliceachthe whole body of Christendom before the division into Western and Eastern churches
- Eaglais Chaitliceachany of the independent Catholic Churches
- Eaglais Chaitliceachany Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic"
Italian Chiesa cattolica
- Chiesa cattolica24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Japanese カトリック教会
- カトリック教会 (Katorikku Kyōkai)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Korean 가톨릭교회, 천주교
- 가톨릭교회 (gatollikgyohoe)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
- 천주교 (cheonjugyo)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Latin Ecclesia Catholica
- Ecclesia Catholica24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Latvian Katoļu baznīca
- Katoļu baznīca24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Lithuanian Katalikų Bažnyčia
- Katalikų Bažnyčia24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Malay Gereja Katolik
- Gereja Katolik24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Norwegian Bokmål Den katolske kirke
- Den katolske kirke24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Persian کلیسای کاتولیک
- کلیسای کاتولیک (kelisâi kâtolik)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Polish Kościół katolicki, Kościół katolicki
- Kościół katolicki24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
- Kościół katolickithe whole body of Christendom before the division into Western and Eastern churches
- Kościół katolickiany of the independent Catholic Churches
- Kościół katolickiany Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic"
Portuguese Igreja Católica
- Igreja Católica24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Punjabi ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕ ਚਰਚ
- ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕ ਚਰਚ (kaitholik carac)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Romanian Biserică Catolică, Biserică Catolică
- Biserică Catolică24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
- Biserică Catolicăthe whole body of Christendom before the division into Western and Eastern churches
Russian Католи́ческая це́рковь
- Католи́ческая це́рковь (Katolíčeskaja cérkovʹ)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Scottish Gaelic Eaglais Chaitligeach
- Eaglais Chaitligeach24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Slovak Katolícka cirkev
- Katolícka cirkev24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Spanish Iglesia católica
- Iglesia católica24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Swahili Kanisa Katoliki
- Kanisa Katoliki24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Swedish katolska kyrkan
- katolska kyrkan24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Tagalog Simbahang Katolika
- Simbahang Katolika24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Tamil கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
- கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை (kattōlikka tiruccapai)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Thai พระศาสนจักรคาทอลิก
- พระศาสนจักรคาทอลิก (prá-sàat-sà-ná-jàk-kaa-tɔɔ-lìk)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Turkish Katolik Kilisesi
- Katolik Kilisesi24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Ukrainian Като́ли́цька церква
- Като́ли́цька церква (Katólýcʹka cerkva)24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Vietnamese Giáo hội Công giáo
- Giáo hội Công giáo24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
Welsh Eglwys Gatholig
- Eglwys Gatholig24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome
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Catholic Church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catholic%20Church
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“Catholic Church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catholic%20Church. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catholic Church,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catholic%20Church.
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