noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/
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/kəˈθɔləsɪzm/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Catholicity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Christianity, Christian religion
Narrower terms: Romanism, Roman Catholicism, papism, Eastern Catholicism
History
Etymology
Compare French catholicisme.
From catholic + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Katolisisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic:
كَاثُولِيكِيَّة
(kāṯūlīkiyya)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic:
جَاثَلِيقِيَّة
(jāṯalīqiyya)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic:
كَتْلَكِيَّة
(katlakiyya)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic:
كَاتُوْلِيْكِيَّة
(kātuwliykiyya)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Arabic:
كُوْتَالِيَّة
(kuwtāliyya)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Armenian:
կաթոլիկություն
(katʻolikutʻyun)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Asturian:
catolicismu
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Basque:
katolizismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Belarusian:
каталіцтва
(katalictva)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Breton:
katoligiezh
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Bulgarian:
католицизъм
(katolicizǎm)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Catalan:
catolicisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Chinese Mandarin:
天主教
(Tiānzhǔjiào)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Czech:
katolicismus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Czech:
katolictví
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Danish:
katolicisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Dutch:
katholicisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Dutch:
Katholizism
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Esperanto:
katolikismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Estonian:
katoliiklus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Finnish:
katolisuus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Finnish:
katolilaisuus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
French:
catholicisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Galician:
catolicismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Georgian:
კათოლიციზმის
(ḳatolicizmis)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
German:
Katholizismus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Greek:
καθολικισμός
(katholikismós)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Haitian Creole:
Katolik
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hebrew:
קתוליות
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hindi:
रोमन कैथोलिक ईसाई
(roman kaitholik īsāī)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Hungarian:
katolicizmus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Icelandic:
kaþólska kirkjan
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Ido:
katolikismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Indonesian:
Katolikisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Indonesian:
katolisisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Irish:
Caitliceachas
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Italian:
cattolicesimo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Japanese:
カトリシズム
(katorishizumu)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Kalmyk:
католик шаҗн
(katolik şajn)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Korean:
가톨릭주의
(gatollikjuui)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Latvian:
katoļticība
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Latvian:
katolicisms
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Lithuanian:
katalikybė
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Macedonian:
католицизмот
(katolicizmot)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Norwegian Bokmål:
katolisisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Norwegian Nynorsk:
katolisisme
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Pannonian Rusyn:
католїцизм
(katoljicizm)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Pannonian Rusyn:
католїцизем
(katoljicizem)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Pannonian Rusyn:
католїцтво
(katoljictvo)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Persian:
کاتولیسیسم
(kâtolisism)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Polish:
katolicyzm
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Portuguese:
catolicismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Romanian:
catolicism
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Russian:
католици́зм
(katolicízm)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Serbo-Croatian:
католицѝзам
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Serbo-Croatian:
католича́нство
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Serbo-Croatian:
katolicìzam
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Serbo-Croatian:
katoličánstvo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Slovak:
katolicizmus
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Slovene:
katolištvo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Spanish:
catolicismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Swahili:
Ukatoliki
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Swedish:
katolicism
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Tagalog:
katolisismo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Turkish:
Katoliklik
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Turkish:
Katolisizm
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Ukrainian:
като́лицтво
(katólyctvo)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Ukrainian:
католици́зм
(katolycýzm)
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Vietnamese:
Công giáo
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Welsh:
Catholigiaeth
— faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church
Galician:
catolicismo
— state of being catholic, universal
German:
Katholizismus
— state of being catholic, universal
German:
Katholizismus
— state of being catholic, universal
Polish:
rozległość
— state of being catholic, universal
Polish:
szerokość
— state of being catholic, universal
Polish:
wszechstronność
— state of being catholic, universal
Polish:
powszechność
— state of being catholic, universal
Polish:
uniwersalność
— state of being catholic, universal
