Catholicism; Roman Catholicism
Obsolete term for Catholicism, used historically. Modern Japanese uses カトリック教 or ローマカトリック教.
See also: ローマカトリック教
During the Edo period, Catholicism was strictly prohibited.
From Chinese 天主教 (Tiānzhǔjiào), literally 'Heavenly Lord religion', introduced into Japanese as a term for Catholicism.