English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Catholicism Pronunciation
Catholicism is pronounced kuh-THAW-luh-si-zuhm, IPA /kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm/.
kuh-THAW-luh-si-zuhm
US /kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm/
Syllables: kuh · THAW · luh · si · zuhm (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The faith, practice, and organisation of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Catholicism in a Sentence
- He wrote a short history of Catholicism in Ireland.
- Catholicism remains the largest denomination in the country.
- Her interest in Catholicism began at university.
Common Mispronunciations of Catholicism
Not KA-thuh-li-si-zuhm
Five syllables with the punch on THAW. The adjective Catholic starts loud, but adding the ism pulls the beat to the right.
Not kuh-THAW-li-KI-zuhm
The c before i is an s, so the ending reads si-zuhm. A k there belongs to words like mechanism.
Tip: Catholic is KATH-uh-lik and Catholicism is kuh-THAW-luh-si-zuhm, so the stress moves when the suffix arrives.
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