catholicism
/kəˈθɔləsɪzm/
catholicism noun: the state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
Noun (1)
catholicism (usually uncountable, plural catholicisms)
- The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
- this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery
- Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
Noun (2) capitalized: Catholicism
IPA/kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/
Catholicism (usually uncountable, plural Catholicisms)
- 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
catholicism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
catholicism in Hindi
- कैथोलिकवाद, कैथोलिक धर्म, कैथोलिकता
catholicism in Tamil
- ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க சமயக்கோட்பாடுகள்
catholicism in Marathi
- कॅथलिकवाद, कॅथलिकतावाद
catholicism in Urdu
- کیتھولک ازم, کیتھولکزم, کیتھولکیت
More languagesFewer languages
- catholicism in Bengali
- ক্যাথলিকবাদ, ক্যাথলিক ধর্ম, ক্যাথলিকতা
- catholicism in Telugu
- కాథలిక్ మతం, క్యాథలిక్ మతం
- catholicism in Malayalam
- റോമൻകത്തോലിക്കാമതം
- catholicism in Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಥೊಲಿಕ್ ಧರ್ಮ, ಕ್ಯಾಥೋಲಿಕ್ ಧರ್ಮ
- catholicism in Punjabi
- ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕਵਾਦ, ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕ ਧਰਮ, ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕਤਾ
- catholicism in Gujarati
- કેથોલિકવાદ, કૅથલિકવાદ, કેથોલિક ધર્મ
- catholicism in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ାଥଲିକବାଦ, କ୍ଯ଼ାଥଲିକ୍ ଧର୍ମ
- catholicism in Nepali
- क्याथोलिकवाद, कैथोलिकवाद, क्याथलिकवाद
Synonyms of catholicism
Forms of catholicism
| plural | catholicisms |
|---|---|
| plural | Catholicisms |
Origin of catholicism
From catholic + -ism.
Compare French catholicisme.
Words formed from catholicism
Phrases with catholicism
Questions about catholicism
- What does catholicism mean?
- Catholicism means the state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
- What is catholicism in Hindi?
- Catholicism in Hindi is कैथोलिकवाद, कैथोलिक धर्म, कैथोलिकता. See Catholicism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is catholicism?
- Catholicism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce catholicism?
- Catholicism is pronounced /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/.
- What is the plural of catholicism?
- The plural of catholicism is catholicisms.
Words near catholicism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: catholicism (page history and authors); Catholicism (page history and authors); catholicism (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catholicism (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catholicism (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); catholicism (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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