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. — marafon
He is a recent convert to Catholicism.
Він новозверений католик. — uaspeaker
ruОн — новообращённый католик. — Hellerick
deEr hat sich kürzlich zum Katholizismus bekehrt. — landano
Catholicism repudiates the idea of reincarnation.
deDer Katholizismus verleugnet die Idee der Reinkarnation. — Teteu80
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