catholicism
The state or quality of being catholic or universalThe state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
» Tom converted to Catholicism.
Том принял католицизм.
Том перешёл в католицизм.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine
Katholizismus, Katholizismus
(uncountable, usually)Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
- the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
Examples
10 sentencesTom converted to Catholicism.
ruТом принял католицизм.
He is a recent convert to Catholicism.
Він новозверений католик.
ruОн — новообращённый католик.
deEr hat sich kürzlich zum Katholizismus bekehrt.
Catholicism repudiates the idea of reincarnation.
deDer Katholizismus verleugnet die Idee der Reinkarnation.
Catholicism is just one of many thousands of religions out there, and deserves no special place among them.
Yanni never really adjusted to Catholicism.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From catholic + -ism.From catholic + -ism.
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Forms
plural: catholicisms| Singular | catholicism |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church:Catholicity
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable