catholicism

n. the beliefs, traditions, and organization of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.

n. the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, typically referring to the Roman Catholic branch. Uncountable in this sense.

“His family has a long history of Catholicism and attends church every Sunday.”

“The history of European art is deeply intertwined with Catholicism, as the Church was the primary patron of painters and architects for centuries.”

n. the quality of having wide and varied interests or tastes.

n. the state or quality of being universal or wide-ranging in scope; liberality of sentiment or breadth of view.

“The professor was known for the catholicism of his interests, ranging from jazz to physics.”

“The library was a testament to the collector's intellectual catholicism, housing rare manuscripts alongside modern scientific journals.”

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