catholic church

1. Any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church (synset 108100197)
   is a type of: christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
   subtypes:

   • church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
   • old catholic church - Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
   • byzantine church, eastern church - the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
   • eastern church, eastern orthodox, eastern orthodox church, orthodox catholic church, orthodox church - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
   • uniat church, uniate church - any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy
   member holonym: catholic - a member of a Catholic church

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