catholicism

See also: Catholicism

English

Etymology

From catholic +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/
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Noun

catholicism (usually uncountable, plural catholicisms)

  1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
    • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery
      this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine
  2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

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