Synonyms and antonyms of Roman Catholicism in American Thesaurus

altar boy (noun)

a boy who helps a priest in a religious service, especially in the Catholic Church

Anglo-Catholic (noun)

an Anglican whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church

apostolic (adjective)

relating to the Pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

bull (noun)

an official statement from a pope

Catholic (noun)

a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Catholic (adjective)

connected with the Roman Catholic Church

Catholicism (noun)

the religion of the Roman Catholic Church

conclave (noun)

formal a secret meeting of cardinals (=senior priests) in the Catholic Church, in which they elect a new Pope

confess (verb)

to tell a priest about the bad things you have done, and ask to be forgiven for them, especially in the Roman Catholic Church

confession (noun)

a statement that you make to a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, in which you say what bad things you have done and ask to be forgiven

confessional (noun)

a small room in a church, especially a Roman Catholic church, where a person goes to tell a priest about the bad things they have done and ask to be forgiven

confessor (noun)

a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, who listens to someone admit to the bad things that they have done

cross yourself ()

to make the shape of the Christian symbol of the Cross over your body, by moving a hand from the head to the chest and then from shoulder to shoulder, especially in the Roman Catholic religion

encyclical (noun)

an official announcement by the Pope in the form of a letter

excommunicate (verb)

to officially say that someone can no longer be a member of the Roman Catholic Church because they have done something that breaks its rules

extreme unction ()

a ceremony in the Catholic Church for someone who is dying. The priest puts special oil on the sick person’s head while praying for them.

Holy Father (noun)

used as a way of talking to or about the Pope

the Holy See (formal)

formal the government and influence of the Pope

imprimatur (noun)

official permission given by the Roman Catholic Church for a book to be printed

indulgence (noun)

in the Middle Ages, a promise of freedom from punishment for a sin, given by the Roman Catholic Church

interdict (noun)

an order from the Roman Catholic Church that officially prevents someone from taking part in its services

limbo (noun)

in the Roman Catholic religion, the place between heaven and hell where some people who are not Christians go when they die

mortal sin (noun)

according to the Catholic Church something you do that is so bad that you will be punished for ever after death unless you do what is necessary to be forgiven

papacy (noun)

the period during which a particular person is the Pope

the papacy (noun)

the position or power of the Pope

papal (adjective)

relating to the Pope

papist (noun)

offensive an insulting word for someone who is a Roman Catholic

pontiff (noun)

formal the Pope

pontificate (noun)

formal the position of being the Pope

popemobile (noun)

informal a vehicle with high glass sides that the Pope uses on official visits so that people can see him easily

popery (noun)

old-fashioned an insulting word for Roman Catholicism

popish (adjective)

an insulting word for Roman Catholic

presbytery (noun)

the house where a Roman Catholic priest lives

purgatory (noun)

the place where Roman Catholics believe people suffer after they die for the wrong things that they have done before they can go to heaven

RC (abbreviation)

Roman Catholic

Roman (adjective)

old-fashioned relating to the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic (noun)

a member of the part of the Christian Church that has the pope as its leader

the Sacrament of the Sick (noun)

a religious ceremony performed by a Roman Catholic priest for someone who is dying

take the veil ()

to become a nun

the Vulgate ()

an early translation of the Bible into Latin that was used in the past by the Roman Catholic Church

Your/His Holiness ()

used for talking to or about an important religious leader, especially the Pope