Catholicism
Synonyms
Catholic, Roman
Catholicism, Roman
Catholics, Roman
Ethic, Roman Catholic
Ethics, Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Ethic
Roman Catholic Ethics
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholics
The Christian faith, practice, or system of the Catholic Church, specifically the Roman Catholic, the Christian church that is characterized by a hierarchic structure of bishops and priests in which doctrinal and disciplinary authority are dependent upon apostolic succession, with the pope as head of the episcopal college. (From Webster, 3d ed; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)