Phrase guide

Roman Catholic

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Latin rite, Latin Church, or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Catholic, dogan, left-footer, mackerel snapper, papist, popist, Romist, dago

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Christian, theist

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or supporting Romanism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Roman Catholic Church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, popish, papist, papistic, papistical

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Catholic Church

6

noun

Meaning 6

a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Catholic

Narrower terms: papist, ultramontane

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: římskokatolický — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Esperanto: romkatolika — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Finnish: katolinen — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Finnish: roomalaiskatolinen — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Galician: católico romano — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Greek: ρωμαιοκαθολικός (romaiokatholikós) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Hindi: कैथोलिक (kaitholik) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Hungarian: római katolikus — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Icelandic: rómversk-kaþólskur — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Italian: cattolico romano — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Norwegian Bokmål: romersk-katolsk — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: romersk-katolsk — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Polish: rzymskokatolicki — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Portuguese: católico romano — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Russian: католи́ческий (katolíčeskij) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Russian: ри́мско-католи́ческий (rímsko-katolíčeskij) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Swedish: romersk-katolsk — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Urdu: کیتھولک (kaitholik) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Urdu: کاتھولک (kātholik) — of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
  • Czech: římskokatolický — of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • Galician: católico romano — of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • Polish: rzymskokatolicki — of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • Russian: католи́ческий (katolíčeskij) — of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • Russian: ри́мско-католи́ческий (rímsko-katolíčeskij) — of or pertaining to the Roman/Latin Rite
  • Belarusian: рыма-каталік (ryma-katalik) — person
  • Danish: romersk katolik — person
  • Finnish: katolinen — person
  • Finnish: roomalaiskatolinen — person
  • Galician: católico romano — person
  • German: Katholik — person
  • German: Katholikin — person
  • German: Römisch-Katholik — person
  • German: Römisch-Katholikin (compare Alt-Katholik m, Alt-Katholikin f, Altkatholik m, Altkatholikin) — person
  • Greek: ρωμαιοκαθολικός (romaiokatholikós) — person
  • Hindi: कैथोलिक (kaitholik) — person
  • Latvian: Romas katoļis — person
  • Polish: katolik — person
  • Polish: katoliczka — person
  • Portuguese: católico romano — person
  • Portuguese: católico — person
  • Serbo-Croatian: rimokatolik — person
  • Swedish: romersk-katolik — person
  • Ukrainian: римо-католик (rymo-katolyk) — person
  • Urdu: کیتھولک (kaitholik) — person
  • Urdu: کاتھولک (kātholik) — person
  • Volapük: romakatulan — person
  • Volapük: romahikatulan — person
  • Volapük: romajikatulan — person