catholicism

noun — 3 senses

catholicism

nounalso spelled Catholicism

/kəˈθɔləsɪzm/

Etymology From catholic + -ism.

1

Usually The 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

2

Usually Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

Catholicism

noun

/kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/

Etymology Compare French catholicisme.

1

Usually The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims2011, Connie Green, Religious Diversity, Children's Literature, page 156:

Synonyms: Roman Catholicism
Derived terms: Eastern Catholicism, Independent Catholicism
Hypernyms: Christianity, trinitarianism
Coordinate terms: Mormonism, Protestantism, Quakerism

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