Roman Catholic

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noun

: a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic

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adjective

: 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

Examples of Roman Catholic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After marrying at St Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, which was decked out in florals by Debbie Designs, Romano and Mendez celebrated with an extended cocktail hour followed by dinner and dancing at Nanina's In the Park in New Jersey. —Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025

Some, such as Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto province, hope the rhetoric will prompt the Nigerian government to take more action to address the problem. —Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Since Spanish colonization in the 1500s, most Puerto Ricans have been Roman Catholic. —Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025

Added to that, in the eyes of Roman Catholic Europe—and many of her own subjects—the new Queen was a heretic. —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1581, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1614, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Roman Catholic

adjective

: of or relating to the body of Christians having levels of authority under the pope, a liturgy centered in the Mass, and a body of beliefs laid down by the church as the only interpreter of revealed truth

Roman Catholic noun

Roman Catholicism noun