CATHOLICISM Antonyms
Definition of CATHOLICISM
Best Opposite Words For CATHOLICISM
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anabaptism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state | ||||||||
anglicanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church | ||||||||
baptist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • follower of Baptistic doctrines | ||||||||
calvinism | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone | ||||||||
congregationalism | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing | ||||||||
dissent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority • a difference of opinion • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent verb • withhold assent • express opposition through action or words • be of different opinions | ||||||||
evangelicalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation | ||||||||
lutheranism | nounn | |||||||
noun • teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone | ||||||||
methodism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals | ||||||||
nonconformity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of harmony or correspondence • a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs • unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values • failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior | ||||||||
presbyterianism | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism | ||||||||
protestantism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation | ||||||||
puritanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) • strictness and austerity in conduct and religion | ||||||||
quakerism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry | ||||||||
reformed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one • of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran | ||||||||
sectarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination | ||||||||
unitarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a non-doctrinal religion that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity |