What does "catholicism" mean?

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

What is a synonym for "catholicism"?

Common synonyms include: catholicity, denomination, mormonism, roman catholicism.

Pronounced //kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm//.

//kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm// noun

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Noun

1
The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church. uncountable, usually
"Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims"
2
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. uncountable, usually
"1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery this broken consent is not an infallible testimony of the catholicism of the doctrine"
3
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church wordnet
4
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view. uncountable, usually