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Definition of Catholic Church
1. Noun. Any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church.
Specialized synonyms: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Old Catholic Church, Byzantine Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Uniat Church, Uniate Church
Member holonyms: Catholic
Definition of Catholic Church
1. Noun. Literally "universal church", the whole body of Christendom, especially before the division into Western and Eastern churches. ¹
2. Noun. The Roman Catholic Church, which consists of 23 particular Churches in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. ¹
3. Noun. Any of the independent Catholic Churches, such as the ''Old Catholic Church'', the ''Polish National Catholic Church'', or the ''Orthodox Catholic Church''. ¹
4. Noun. Any Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic" based on its affirmation of the Nicene Creed, such as any of the Anglican Churches. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catholic Church
Literary usage of Catholic Church
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1912)
"KH, SYNOD OF) and of Trent, concerning the seven sacraments, as clear and concise
statements of the doctrines taught by the Catholic Church throughout the ..."
2. The Contemporary Review (1898)
"If the Church of England is "the Catholic Church of the country," and ... Has the
Roman Catholic Church anything to fear from those outposts of the Church ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"Is the Catholic Church a parasite in the United States? ... Is the Catholic Church
in Chicago at the present hour, educating as it does 100000 children, ..."
4. A Manual of Church History by Albert Henry Newman (1903)
"The Roman Catholic Church and the French Revolution. LITERATURE: Sloan, "The
French Revolution and Religious Reform," 1901; ..."
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