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

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of "any pastoral oversight or governance role" at the church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn said in a statement.

From BBC

In 2018, an inquiry into Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic boarding school in Yorkshire, found it had been the scene of decades of sexual abuse, with a report finding it "prioritised monks and their own reputations over the protection of children".

From BBC

The slaying of a Roman Catholic priest.

From Los Angeles Times

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 Mexican migra has detained us multiple times, taken away our cellphones, beat us up, and sent us back to the south,” said Yancarlis Caldera, 29, one of hundreds of migrants camped out in a squalid tent city outside the colonial-era Roman Catholic Church of Santa Cruz and Solitude in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times