Roman Catholic

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.

Meanings

adjectiveRoman Catholic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Latin rite, Latin Church, or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
nounRoman Catholic (plural Roman Catholics)

plural Roman Catholics

  1. A person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.

    Synonyms: Catholic, dogan, left-footer, mackerel snapper, papist, popist, Romist, dago

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or supporting Romanism

nounthe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech římskokatolický, římskokatolický
  • římskokatolickýof or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • římskokatolickýof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Danish romersk katolik
  • romersk katolikperson
Esperanto romkatolika
  • romkatolikaof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Finnish katolinen, roomalaiskatolinen
  • katolinenof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • roomalaiskatolinenof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • katolinenperson
  • roomalaiskatolinenperson
German Katholik, Katholikin
  • Katholikperson
  • Katholikinperson
  • Römisch-Katholikperson
  • Römisch-Katholikin (compare Alt-Katholik m, Alt-Katholikin f, Altkatholik m, Altkatholikin)person
Greek ρωμαιοκαθολικός, ρωμαιοκαθολικός
  • ρωμαιοκαθολικός (romaiokatholikós)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • ρωμαιοκαθολικός (romaiokatholikós)person
Hindi कैथोलिक, कैथोलिक
  • कैथोलिक (kaitholik)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • कैथोलिक (kaitholik)person
Hungarian római katolikus
  • római katolikusof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Icelandic rómversk-kaþólskur
  • rómversk-kaþólskurof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Italian cattolico romano
  • cattolico romanoof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Latvian Romas katoļis
  • Romas katoļisperson
Norwegian Bokmål romersk-katolsk
  • romersk-katolskof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Polish rzymskokatolicki, rzymskokatolicki
  • rzymskokatolickiof or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • rzymskokatolickiof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • katolikperson
  • katoliczkaperson
Portuguese católico romano, católico romano
  • católico romanoof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • católico romanoperson
  • católicoperson
Russian католи́ческий, ри́мско-католи́ческий
  • католи́ческий (katolíčeskij)of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • ри́мско-католи́ческий (rímsko-katolíčeskij)of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • католи́ческий (katolíčeskij)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • ри́мско-католи́ческий (rímsko-katolíčeskij)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
Swedish romersk-katolsk, romersk-katolik
  • romersk-katolskof or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • romersk-katolikperson
Ukrainian римо-католик
  • римо-католик (rymo-katolyk)person
Urdu کیتھولک, کاتھولک
  • کیتھولک (kaitholik)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • کاتھولک (kātholik)of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • کیتھولک (kaitholik)person
  • کاتھولک (kātholik)person
Cite this entry
APA

Roman Catholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20Catholic

MLA

“Roman Catholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roman Catholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20Catholic.

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