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Answer for the clue "Major denomination ", 14 letters:
roman catholic

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The term Roman Catholic may refer to adherents, religious doctrines and practices, institutions and organizations of: The Catholic Church in general, or more specifically the Roman Catholic Church as the main particular church of the Catholic Church The ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic , Romance , Romantic .] Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; ...

Usage examples of roman catholic.

The Roman Catholic church recognizes the pope as the head of the church.

The Roman Catholic world was more than willing to see the Greek Catholic world go to the punishment that awaited such wicked heretics.

Milner (the Roman Catholic bishop) wrote a tract to vindicate the existence and the orthodoxy of the tutelar saint of England.

This, Cole did, expecting that he would declare himself a Roman Catholic.

Stranger things had happened, and the Roman Catholic Church had handled more formidable enemies than this one.

Then she reacted to the shock of the death by becoming a Roman Catholic.

I looked at him in the light from the Biograph marquee and I remembered Mom's story about the people dipping their handkerchiefs in Dillinger's blood and I heard the old hymn start in my head ARE YOU WASHED are you washed ARE you WASHED in the BLOOD of the Lamb and I remembered how we all thought he hung out with us freaks in the hope of leading us back to the church holy Roman Catholic and apostolic as Dad called it when he was drunk and bitter.