Roman Catholic

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

noun

1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

noun

1. a member of this Church

Word History and Origins

Origin of Roman Catholic¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

They lie in neat rows of Commonwealth war graves in both the Roman Catholic church cemetery and the Church of Ireland cemetery in Irvinestown.

From BBC

The Roman Catholic couple have been told that Gabriel won't be able to go home for Christmas.

From BBC

The lawsuit, which names Santa Margarita Catholic High School and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, alleges negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

From Los Angeles Times

A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist, has died.

From BBC

Mexican police have arrested a man accused of murdering a Roman Catholic priest and human rights campaigner in the southern state of Chiapas.

From BBC