any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church
Catholic Church in American English
noun
Roman Catholic Church
a visible society of baptized Christians professing the same faith under the authority of the invisible head (Christ) and the authority of the visible head (the pope and the bishops in communion with him)
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: mature, oblique, separate, structure, transit
Examples of 'Catholic Church' in a sentence
Catholic Church
She and Jennifer MacCauley walked along Brattle Street toward St Cecilia's Catholic Church.