公こう教きょう会かい

noun

Catholic Church

Refers specifically to the Roman Catholic Church, often in historical or formal contexts. The term is less common in everyday conversation, where カトリック教会 is more typical.

• 公こう教きょう会かいは中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパで大おおきな影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていた。

  The Catholic Church had great influence in medieval Europe.