Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Christian church characterized by an episcopal hierarchy with the pope as its head and belief in seven sacraments and the authority of tradition.
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- proper noun That part of the Christian churches in union with the pope in Rome.
- proper noun The Roman Rite of the
Catholic Church .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
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Examples
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He referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "an international child sex ring."
NYT > Home Page By MAUREEN DOWD 2011
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He referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "an international child sex ring."
NYT > Home Page By MAUREEN DOWD 2011
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The Latin Rite, which is the largest, is sometimes called the Roman Catholic Church, particularly by Protestants.
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When you have Bishops who are parading around like this, than the Roman Catholic Church is the last church that should be talking about schisms and heresies.
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When you have Bishops who are parading around like this, than the Roman Catholic Church is the last church that should be talking about schisms and heresies.
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The book's very title had already announced its to a Protestant shocking conclusion: that "searching the Scriptures," along with the Book of Common Prayer, would yield not the "obvious" conclusion--namely, that Protestantism was the way to go--but that the Scriptures themselves adequately demonstrated that the Roman Catholic Church was the one true church.
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The book's very title had already announced its to a Protestant shocking conclusion: that "searching the Scriptures," along with the Book of Common Prayer, would yield not the "obvious" conclusion--namely, that Protestantism was the way to go--but that the Scriptures themselves adequately demonstrated that the Roman Catholic Church was the one true church.
A Protestant Converted to Catholicity by Her Bible and Prayer-Book 2009
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He said that the Roman Catholic Church is a greater threat to relationships than Facebook: "Religious bigotry has fuelled the fragmentation of societies, the increase in prejudice and reactionary thinking".
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The highest authority rests with the Church Jesus built, and the Roman Catholic Church is the only Church that traces directly back to Peter and the Apostles and believes the Eucharist is indeed the real Body and Blood of our Lord.
Texas Faith: Is health care a moral imperative? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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He said that the Roman Catholic Church is a greater threat to relationships than Facebook: "Religious bigotry has fuelled the fragmentation of societies, the increase in prejudice and reactionary thinking".
Archive 2009-08-01 TK 2009
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