roman_catholic
has definitions from the fields of Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity
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[ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) a member of the Roman Catholic Church
Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Since the Protestant clergy for_the_most_part wear gray or some variant from the wholly black suit , my Roman_collar and black garb usually identify me in England as a Roman_Catholic cleric . Most of these former churches are now used as warehouses , but `` neither Anglicans nor Nonconformists object to selling churches to Roman_Catholics '' , and have done so . Related terms Catholic Jesuit Doctor Austin_Friar White_Friar Gray_Friar Black_Friar ultramontane papist |
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[ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)In Poughkeepsie , N._Y. , in 1952 , a Roman_Catholic hospital presented seven Protestant physicians with an ultimatum to quit the Planned_Parenthood_Federation or to resign from the hospital staff . A year later in Albany , N._Y. , a Roman_Catholic hospital barred an orthopedic surgeon because of his connection with the Planned_Parenthood_Association . The latter plays a prominent role in Roman_Catholic theology and is considered decisive , entirely apart from Scripture , in determining the ethical character of birth-prevention methods . The Roman_Catholic natural-law tradition regards as self-evident that the primary objective purpose of the conjugal act is procreation and that the fostering of the mutual love of the spouses is the secondary and subjective end . Related terms Catholic_Church Rome Society_of_Jesus Sacred_College curia Mass bishop cardinal seminarian confession Doctor Paternoster pax gradual dean spiritual_bouquet novena stations_of_the_Cross ultramontanism vicar-general monstrance Augustine Sacred_College pallium beatification Divine_Office postulator athanasius sursum_corda Rota Solemnity_of_Mary mass_card internuncio Monsignor nuncio penitent breviary Sister curia canonization ambrose Aquinas apostle_of_germany Becket Francis_of_Assisi Gregory apostolic_delegate beguine gregory_nazianzen baeda domingo_de_guzman ignatius_of_loyola domestic_prelate provincial eusebius_hieronymus basil Brother bruno Holy_Year john_chrysostom Vulgate missal placebo canonical_hour indulgence |
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