Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church
noun
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy (Freq. 7)
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• Hypernyms: ↑Catholic Church
• Member Meronyms: ↑Roman Catholic
• Part Meronyms: ↑Rome, ↑Curia, ↑Sacred College, ↑College of Cardinals

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