Roman Catholic
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1Roman Catholic

noun

Definition of ROMAN CATHOLIC

: a member of the Roman Catholic Church

First Known Use of ROMAN CATHOLIC

1581

2Roman Catholic

adjective

Definition of ROMAN CATHOLIC

: of, relating to, or being a Christian church having a hierarchy of priests and bishops under the pope, a liturgy centered in the Mass, veneration of the Virgin Mary and saints, clerical celibacy, and a body of dogma including transubstantiation and papal infallibility

First Known Use of ROMAN CATHOLIC

1614

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