Roman Catholicism

n. The doctrines, practices, and organization of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholicism

n (Roman Catholic Church) the beliefs, practices, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church

Ro′man Cathol′icism

n. the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815–25]

Thesaurus

Noun

Roman Catholicism - the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Romepapism, RomanismCatholicism, Catholicity - the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

Translations

罗马天主教罗马天主教会

Roman

(ˈrəumən) adjective1. connected with Rome, especially ancient Rome. Roman coins.古罗马的2. (no capital) (of printing) in ordinary upright letters like these. 正体字 noun a person belonging to Rome, especially to ancient Rome. 古罗马人Roman alphabet the alphabet in which Western European languages such as English are written. 罗马字母（拉丁字母） Roman Catholic (also Catholic) (a member) of the Christian church which recognizes the Pope as its head. 罗马天主教徒Roman Catholicism (also Catholicism) the beliefs, government etc of the Roman Catholic Church. 罗马天主教（会） Roman numerals I,II,III etc, as opposed to the Arabic numerals 1,2,3 etc. 罗马数字

Roman Catholicism

the version of CHRISTIANITY held by the largest Christian denomination, the Roman Catholic Church. The RC Church claims universality and stresses the importance of unity with the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, as the successor of the apostle St. Peter. The RC Church broke with the Eastern (Orthodox) Church in the 11th-century, and there were further divisions in Western Christianity at the time of the Protestant Reformation (see PROTESTANTISM). The RC Church has always had a powerful political role and has exerted influence on both the formation of states and the shape of social and political institutions within them. It continues to play a major role internationally. It is difficult, however, to characterize the political nature of its current doctrine. Its stance on abortion and contraception, for example, has left it open to allegations that it is illiberal. On other issues, however, such as defence of human rights, for example in South Africa, Eastern Europe or Latin America, it is clearly progressive. Its internal structure remains authoritarian and hierarchical, but recent years have seen the laicization of its functions, revision of its central liturgies and more open relationships with other Churches. See also CHURCH, RELIGION, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION.

Roman Catholicism