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catholicity

[ kath-uh-lis-i-tee ]

noun

  1. broad-mindedness or liberality, as of tastes, interests, or views.
  2. universality; general inclusiveness.
  3. (initial capital letter) the Roman Catholic Church, or its doctrines and usages.


catholicity

1

/ ˌkæθəˈlɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a wide range of interests, tastes, etc; liberality
  2. universality; comprehensiveness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Catholicity

2

/ ˌkæθəˈlɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the beliefs, etc, of the Catholic Church
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • noncath·o·lici·ty noun
  • uncath·o·lici·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catholicity1

First recorded in 1820–30; catholic + -ity
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Example Sentences

First: The 20th century’s bright lines between photographic genres, which made Avedon so anxious and led critics to dismiss all his imagery as one big Vogue shoot, had dissolved into the 21st century’s low-drama catholicity.

For visitors returning after five months, the catholicity of these galleries will be a treat.

Not every designer cites, with Mr. Dhir’s catholicity of taste, inspirations as disparate as Clark Gable’s swallowtail coats from “Gone With the Wind” and Paul Hogan’s groovy buccaneer drag from “Crocodile Dundee.”

When some people rave about “Hamilton” as a “hip-hop musical,” they’re applauding the expansion of their taste — of their artistic tolerance — and obscuring Miranda’s voracious catholicity.

But while that genre catholicity has always been part of Mr. Brooks’s arsenal, he’s too savvy to ignore the country base.

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