/ Dictionary / Index C Catholic Emancipation Act: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cath'olic Emancipa'tion Act" Pronunciation: [key] — Eng. Hist. Eng. Hist. an act of Parliament (1829) permitting Roman Catholics to hold parliamentary office and repealing other laws that imposed civil disabilities on Catholics. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Catholic Church Catholic Epistles Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inane Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language