Meanings
catholicism1
nouncatholicism (usually uncountable, plural catholicisms)
plural catholicisms
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine
- uncountableusuallyLiberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
Catholicism2
nounCatholicism (usually uncountable, plural Catholicisms)
plural Catholicisms
- uncountableusuallyThe faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims
2011, Connie Green, Religious Diversity, Children's Literature, page 156Synonyms: Roman Catholicism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
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Origin
Catholicism · noun
- Frenchcatholicisme
- EnglishCatholicism
Compare French catholicisme.
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Afrikaans Katolisisme
- Katolisismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic كَاثُولِيكِيَّة, جَاثَلِيقِيَّة
- كَاثُولِيكِيَّة (kāṯūlīkiyya)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- جَاثَلِيقِيَّة (jāṯalīqiyya)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- كَتْلَكِيَّة (katlakiyya)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- كَاتُولِيكِيَّة (kātūlīkiyya)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- كُوتَالِيَّة (kūtāliyya)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Basque katolizismo
- katolizismofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Bulgarian католицизъм
- католицизъм (katolicizăm)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Catalan catolicisme
- catolicismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Chinese Mandarin 天主教
- 天主教 (Tiānzhǔjiào)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Czech katolicismus, katolictví
- katolicismusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- katolictvífaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Danish katolicisme
- katolicismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Dutch katholicisme, Katholizism
- katholicismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- Katholizismfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Esperanto katolikismo
- katolikismofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Estonian katoliiklus
- katoliiklusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Finnish katolisuus, katolilaisuus
- katolisuusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- katolilaisuusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
French catholicisme
- catholicismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
German Katholizismus, Katholizismus
- Katholizismusstate of being catholic, universal
- Katholizismusstate of being catholic, universal
- Katholizismusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Greek καθολικισμός
- καθολικισμός (katholikismós)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hebrew קתוליות
- קתוליותfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hindi रोमन कैथोलिक ईसाई
- रोमन कैथोलिक ईसाई (roman kaitholik īsāī)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hungarian katolicizmus
- katolicizmusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Icelandic kaþólska kirkjan
- kaþólska kirkjanfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Indonesian Katolikisme, katolisisme
- Katolikismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- katolisismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Irish Caitliceachas
- Caitliceachasfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Italian cattolicesimo
- cattolicesimofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Japanese カトリシズム
- カトリシズム (katorishizumu)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Korean 가톨릭주의
- 가톨릭주의 (gatollikjuui)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Latvian katoļticība, katolicisms
- katoļticībafaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- katolicismsfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Lithuanian katalikybė
- katalikybėfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Norwegian Bokmål katolisisme
- katolisismefaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Persian کاتولیسیسم
- کاتولیسیسم (kâtolisism)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Polish rozległość, szerokość
- rozległośćstate of being catholic, universal
- szerokośćstate of being catholic, universal
- wszechstronnośćstate of being catholic, universal
- powszechnośćstate of being catholic, universal
- uniwersalnośćstate of being catholic, universal
- katolicyzmfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Portuguese catolicismo
- catolicismofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Romanian catolicism
- catolicismfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Russian католици́зм
- католици́зм (katolicízm)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Slovak katolicizmus
- katolicizmusfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Spanish catolicismo
- catolicismofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Swahili Ukatoliki
- Ukatolikifaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Swedish katolicism
- katolicismfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Tagalog katolisismo
- katolisismofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Turkish Katoliklik, Katolisizm
- Katoliklikfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- Katolisizmfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Ukrainian като́лицтво, католици́зм
- като́лицтво (katólyctvo)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
- католици́зм (katolycýzm)faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Vietnamese Công giáo
- Công giáofaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Welsh Catholigiaeth
- Catholigiaethfaiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
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