catholicism

CEFRB2

/kəˈθɔləsɪzm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

Examples

  • He is a recent convert to Catholicism.

  • Catholicism repudiates the idea of reincarnation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.

More examples

In context

  • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine

  • Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims

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Origin

noun

Compare French catholicisme.