Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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Then Huffman embarked on a lengthy complaint about how many people viewed Catholicism as a cult.
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Conclave sees the beauty in those differences and how Catholicism persists, as flawed as its stewards may be.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
Notre Dame football helped to assuage these concerns and change the public’s perception of American Catholicism.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
This tradition stems from Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African and local Indigenous beliefs with aspects of Catholicism.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Conclave sees the beauty in those differences and how Catholicism persists, as flawed as its stewards may be.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
Notre Dame football helped to assuage these concerns and change the public’s perception of American Catholicism.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
This tradition stems from Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African and local Indigenous beliefs with aspects of Catholicism.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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