"catholics" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 天主教徒

Definition

信奉罗马天主教教义和实践的人，是基督教的一个主要分支。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“天主教徒”特指罗马天主教信徒。注意与“基督徒”（包含所有基督教教派）区分，不适用于新教或东正教信徒。

Examples

Many Catholics attend church every Sunday.

许多**天主教徒**每周日都会去教堂。

There are over one billion Catholics in the world.

全世界有超过十亿**天主教徒**。

Catholics believe the Pope is the leader of their church.

**天主教徒**认为教皇是他们教会的领袖。

A lot of Catholics celebrate Christmas with special traditions.

许多**天主教徒**用独特的方式庆祝圣诞节。

Some countries have large Catholic communities, like Brazil and Italy.

有些国家有很大的**天主教徒**群体，比如巴西和意大利。

Growing up, most of my friends at school were Catholics.

我小时候，学校里的大多数朋友都是**天主教徒**。