catholic
21Catholic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of interest or use to all; universal. 2 all embracing; of wide sympathies or interests (has catholic tastes). 3 (Catholic) a of the Roman Catholic religion. b including all Christians. c including all of the Western Church. n.… …
22catholic — adjective 1》 including a wide variety of things. 2》 (Catholic) of the Roman Catholic faith. ↘of or including all Christians. ↘relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church. noun (Catholic) a member of the Roman… …
23Catholic — I UK [ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms Catholic : singular Catholic plural Catholics a member of the Roman Catholic Church II UK [ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk] / US adjective connected with the Roman Catholic Church …
24Catholic — Cath|o|lic1 [ kæθ(ə)lık ] noun count a member of the Roman Catholic Church Catholic Cath|o|lic 2 [ kæθ(ə)lık ] adjective connected with the Roman Catholic Church …
25catholic — [14] Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians. For catholic comes ultimately from a Greek word, katholikós, meaning ‘relating to all, general’. It was a derivative of kathólou, a compound formed from… …
26Catholic — adjective connected with the Roman Catholic Church: a Catholic school Catholic noun (C) Catholicism noun (U) …
27Catholic — Cath•o•lic [[t]ˈkæθ ə lɪk, ˈkæθ lɪk[/t]] adj. 1) rel of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church 2) rel of or pertaining to all the modern churches, as the Anglican and the Greek Orthodox, that have kept the apostolic succession of bishops 3)… …
28Catholic — This term (from the Greek katholikos, meaning universal or according to the whole ) was first used by Ignatius of Antioch (early second century AD) to describe the unity of local churches under their local bishops. Catholic is also one of the… …
29catholic — [14] Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians. For catholic comes ultimately from a Greek word, katholikós, meaning ‘relating to all, general’. It was a derivative of kathólou, a compound formed from… …
30catholic — adjective Etymology: Middle English catholik, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French catholique, from Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos universal, general, from katholou in general, from kata by + holos whole more at cata ,… …
