Catholicism

[ kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

1. the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
2. (lowercase) catholicity.

Catholicism

/ kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. short for Roman Catholicism
2. the beliefs, practices, etc, of any Catholic Church

Catholicism

1. The beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church .

Other Words From

• anti-Ca·tholi·cism noun
• pro-Ca·tholi·cism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Catholicism¹

First recorded in 1600–10; Catholic + -ism

Example Sentences

Born Baptist and a convert to Catholicism, McMahon has significantly greater experience in business, including being the longtime CEO and president of the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, the rituals of Catholicism also informed his performance.

From Los Angeles Times

They think he concealed his Jewish identity, or converted to Catholicism, to escape religious persecution.

From BBC

Catholicism also makes a ceremony of transubstantiating flesh into a sacrament to feed the soul.

From Salon

She is a Hindu while he is a former Baptist and atheist who converted to Catholicism.

From Los Angeles Times