Catholic
Rome-centered Christian denomination
Catholic refers to the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Christian denomination, headed by the Pope in Rome.
A Catholic is a member of this church; Catholic beliefs, schools, and traditions relate to it: She was raised Catholic, Catholic Mass, Catholic guilt.
The word also applies to other churches claiming historical continuity with early Christianity, such as Eastern Orthodox and Anglican traditions. (Lowercase catholic means universal or broad-minded.)
Catholic worship service
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- altarSacred ritual table
tabernacle · genuflection · communion · transubstantiation · missal · lectionary · vestments · chalice
Catholic Church's supreme leader
- VaticanPapal city-state
- Holy SeePapal governing authority
- pontiffSupreme Catholic leader
- cardinalOf foremost importance
conclave · curia · encyclical · infallibility · succession · excommunication · bishop · archbishop
Beaded prayer counter
- crucifixCross with Christ figure
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
Stations of the Cross · holy water · scapular · medals · prayer beads · Hail Mary · Our Father · Sacred Heart
Local church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
convent · abbey · seminary · Vatican City · school · university · hospital · charity
Christian fasting season
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- Ash WednesdayLent's opening day
Good Friday · Holy Week · Pentecost · feast days · fasting · abstinence · Gregorian chant · catechism
Official declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- relicPreserved ancient object
shrine · pilgrimage · intercession · hagiography · miracle · apparition · stigmata · incorruptible
Mass
Catholic worship service
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
altar · tabernacle · genuflection · communion · transubstantiation · missal · lectionary · vestments · chalice · paten
Pope
Catholic Church's supreme leader
cardinal · conclave · curia · encyclical · infallibility · succession · excommunication · bishop · archbishop · diocese
rosary
Beaded prayer counter
- crucifixCross with Christ figure
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
penance · Stations of the Cross · holy water · scapular · medals · prayer beads · Hail Mary · Our Father · Sacred Heart · veneration
parish
Local church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
monastery · convent · abbey · seminary · Vatican City · school · university · hospital · charity · religious order
Lent
Christian fasting season
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
Ash Wednesday · Good Friday · Holy Week · Pentecost · feast days · fasting · abstinence · Gregorian chant · catechism · baptism
canonization
Official declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- martyrVictim for beliefs
relic · shrine · pilgrimage · intercession · hagiography · miracle · apparition · stigmata · incorruptible · venerable
Maronite
Lebanese Catholic tradition
- ChaldeanAncient Mesopotamian people
- FaithsChristians, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, Muslims
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Christian GroupsBaptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Protestant
- ChristiansProtestants, Protestant, Baptist, Lutheran, Baptists
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
CatholicProtestant
Post-schism Western Christian
Lutheran · Calvinist · Baptist · Methodist · Presbyterian
Catholicnarrow
Of small width
provincial · parochial · limited · restricted · insular
- Catholic faithChristianity under papal leadership
- Catholic clergyOrdained religious leaders
- Catholic schoolReligious educational institution
- Catholic priestRoman church minister
- Catholic hospitalsChurch-run medical facilities
- Catholic ChurchPope-led Christian denomination
Catholicism, Catholics, catholicity, Roman Catholic, non-Catholic