catholicism

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see also: Catholicism

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Etymology

From catholic + -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/

Noun

catholicism (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
   • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery

     this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine

2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

Translations

• German: Katholizismus, Katholizismus

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Catholicism

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Etymology

Compare French catholicisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzm/

Noun

catholicism (uncountable)

1. The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

Synonyms

• Roman Catholicism (synonymous in most contexts)

Translations

• French: catholicisme
• German: Katholizismus
• Italian: cattolicesimo
• Portuguese: catolicismo
• Russian: католици́зм
• Spanish: catolicismo

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