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单词 catholic church
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Catholic Church


noun Roman Catholic Church.

a visible society of baptized Christians professing the same faith under the authority of the invisible head (Christ) and the authority of the visible head (the pope and the bishops in communion with him).

Origin of Catholic Church

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby Catholic Church

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British Dictionary definitions for Catholic Church

Catholic Church

noun

short for Roman Catholic Church
any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Catholic Church

Catholic Church

A common abbreviation for the name of the Roman Catholic Church.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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