The Catholic Church
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The Western Church called itself so when it separated from the
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
The Catholic Church doesn't condone the use of condoms.Giáo hội Công Giáo không chấp nhận việc sử dụng bao cao su.
The Catholic Church doesn't condone the use of condoms.Giáo hội Công Giáo không chấp nhận việc sử dụng bao cao su.
Tatoeba sentence #678316 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Catholic Church” mean?
The Western Church called itself so when it separated from the
Is “The Catholic Church” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.