Catholicism

noun

Ca·​thol·​i·​cism kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 

1

: roman catholicism

2

: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity

Examples of Catholicism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vice president converted to Catholicism in 2019. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 May 2025

This network of new leaders served Francis’s goal of making the church less Eurocentric and more focused on countries where Catholicism is spreading. —Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025

The world’s news cameras and column inches have since been trained on the Vatican, analyzing the complex legacy of the man who had been tasked with bringing a dose of modernity to Catholicism. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025

Chinese Catholicism is essentially the same theologically and doctrinally when compared to mainstream Catholicism, but the two diverge on their governing structure. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Catholicism

• Roman Catholicism

Rhymes for Catholicism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism