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Roman Catholic

DEFINITIONS OF: Roman Catholic

1

adj of or relating to or supporting Romanism

Synonyms:
R.C., Roman, Romanist, papist, papistic, papistical, popish, romish

n a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Types:
papist
an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
ultramontane
a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
Type of:
Catholic
a member of a Catholic church

n the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Synonyms:
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Type of:
Catholic Church
any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
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