Roman Catholic

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Adjective

Roman Catholic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Latin rite, Latin Church, or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

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Noun

Roman Catholic (plural Roman Catholics)

  1. A person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.
    Synonyms: Catholic (synonymous in many contexts), dogan (derogatory), left-footer (derogatory), mackerel snapper (derogatory), papist (derogatory), popist (derogatory), Romist (derogatory), dago (uncommon, derogatory)
    Hypernyms: Christian < religionist < person
    Coordinate term: Protestant

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