Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
catholicity , 1 and 2. - noun Adherence to the Roman Catholic Church; the Roman Catholic faith: as, a convert to Catholicism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
- noun Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
- noun The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto.
- noun The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
faiths ,practices anddoctrines of aCatholic Church , but especially of theRoman Catholic Church - noun The state or quality of being catholic or universal;
catholicity . —Jer. Taylor. - noun Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
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Examples
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Christianity, at least the early version which has become what we call Catholicism - and yes, I know I'm glossing was set up to make converts easily.
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Perhaps I will tell her that I am still Catholic because I understand that Catholicism is imperfect, and that we should not be afraid of discussing our concerns out loud.
Cara McDonough: Why I'm (Still) Catholic Cara McDonough 2010
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I think Catholicism is romantic, and leads to love, real love, the kind the girls once wanted in Sex and the City.
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It's why a few people have come here or stay here [in the Southwest], where Catholicism is still pretty close to what it should be.
Art and Literature 2009
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Since I've become a Catholic I've discovered that in Catholicism, the word 'apostolate' is used much the way Protestants and Evangelicals use the word 'ministry'.
Understanding Ministries and Apostolates nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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"Catholicism is clearly superior," Colbert crowed beside a picture of the pope.
The Quiet Faith Behind Colbert's Right-Wing Funnyman The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Finally, does anyone else note that Catholicism is a polytheist religion?
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Perhaps I will tell her that I am still Catholic because I understand that Catholicism is imperfect, and that we should not be afraid of discussing our concerns out loud.
Cara McDonough: Why I'm (Still) Catholic Cara McDonough 2010
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"Catholicism is clearly superior," Colbert crowed beside a picture of the pope.
The Quiet Faith Behind Colbert's Right-Wing Funnyman The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This would allow individual Anglicans a corralled space within Catholicism where they could continue to follow some Anglican traditions.
Church of England parish sings battle hymns as it plans move to Rome Stephen Bates 2010
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