Concept information
Preferred term
Catholicism
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Catholicism, Roman
- Roman Catholicism
Note
- IM; specify geog if pertinent
Scope note
- The Christian faith, practice, or system of the Catholic Church, specifically the Roman Catholic, the Christian church that is characterized by a hierarchic structure of bishops and priests in which doctrinal and disciplinary authority are dependent upon apostolic succession, with the pope as head of the episcopal college. (From Webster, 3d ed; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002410
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