roman catholic meaning and definition

ROMAN CATHOLIC noun

Definition of Roman Catholic (noun)

1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church
2. the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
   • synonyms: Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church

ROMAN CATHOLIC adjective

Definition of Roman Catholic (adjective)

1. of or relating to or supporting Romanism
   • "the Roman Catholic Church"
   • synonyms: papist, papistic, papistical, popish, R.C., Roman, Romanist, romish