catholic
31Catholic — noun Date: 15th century 1. a person who belongs to the universal Christian church 2. a member of a Catholic church; especially Roman Catholic …
32Catholic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Roman ▪ devout, faithful (esp. AmE) ▪ practising/practicing ▪ good ▪ lapsed …
33catholic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tolerant, liberal; universal, general. See generality, liberality, religion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning all humanity] Syn. worldwide, worldly, cosmopolitan, all inclusive; see general 1 …
34catholic — cath|o|lic [ˈkæθəlık] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: catholique, from Late Latin, from Greek katholikos general, universal , from katholou in general , from kata by + holos whole ] including a very wide variety of things ▪ Whoever lived… …
35Catholic — cath·o·lic || kæθəlɪk n. member of the Roman Catholic Church adj. belonging to the Roman Catholic Church …
36catholic — I. a. 1. Universal, general, world wide. 2. Liberal, tolerant, unbigoted, unsectarian, unexclusive. 3. Roman Catholic, Romish, papal. II. n. Papist, Roman Catholic …
37Catholic — [ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk] noun [C] a member of the Roman Catholic Church Catholic adj Catholicism [kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪz(ə)m] noun [U] …
38catholic — /ˈkæθlɪk / (say kathlik), / əlɪk/ (say uhlik) adjective 1. relating to the whole Christian body or Church. 2. universal in extent; involving all; of interest to all. 3. having sympathies with all; broad minded; liberal: to be catholic in one s… …
39catholic — adjective All inclusive; pertaining to all mankind. He has catholic tastes. Syn: universal …
40Catholic — An eastern expression means general, or universal. The church is described in the creeds as catholic, because it is universal, holding earnestly the one faith for all times, in all countries, for all people, and is sent to preach the gospel to… …
