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Catholicity

DEFINITIONS OF: Catholicity

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n the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

Synonyms:
Catholicism
Types:
Roman Catholicism, Romanism, papism
the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
Eastern Catholicism
the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem
Type of:
Christian religion, Christianity
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
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