catholicism

noun

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: ca-thol-i-cism (4)

English Definition

The faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church.

Example Sentence

He was raised in Catholicism.

US IPA /kəˈθɑːlɪsɪzəm/

UK IPA /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/

Roman Catholicism popery Christianity

Protestantism orthodoxy atheism