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

Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, A Roman Catholic Church leadership change and developments in the killings of Rob and Michele Reiner are featured in this week's edition. —Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025

His funeral, held December 1 at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, drew crowds that wrapped around the block, braving the rain to pay their respects. —CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025

These include diverse Christian communities, from Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox to Roman Catholic and Protestant. —Ramazan Kılınç, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025

In 1999: Eleven people were injured by a nude swordsman at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church in London during a Sunday Mass. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 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