天主教徒 (tiān zhǔ jiào tú) — Catholic (a person who follows Catholicism)
Definition
天主教徒 means 'Catholic' — a follower of Catholicism, specifically Roman Catholicism under the Pope, not Protestantism or other Christian denominations. The ending -徒 marks a believer/practitioner of a religion, parallel to 基督徒 (Christian).
noun
Catholic (a person who follows Catholicism)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 天主教徒。Wǒ nǎi nai shì yí wèi qián chéng de tiān zhǔ jiào tú.My grandmother is a devout Catholic.
- 天主教徒。Zhè ge cūn zi lǐ dà bù fen jū mín dōu shì tiān zhǔ jiào tú.Most of the residents in this village are Catholics.
- 天主教徒。tiān zhǔ jiào tú Měi xīng qī rì dōu huì qù jiào táng zuò mí sa.Catholics go to church for mass every Sunday.
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