catholic
broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal.
universal in extent; involving all; of interest to all.
pertaining to the whole Christian body or church.
Origin of catholic
1Other words from catholic
- ca·thol·i·cal·ly, ca·thol·ic·ly [kuh-thol-ik-lee], /kəˈθɒl ɪk li/, adverb
- ca·thol·i·cal·ness, cath·o·lic·ness, noun
- pseu·do·ca·thol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·cath·o·lic, adjective
- su·per·ca·thol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·cath·o·lic, adjective
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Other definitions for Catholic (2 of 2)
of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
Theology.
(among Roman Catholics) claiming to possess exclusively the notes or characteristics of the one, only, true, and universal church having unity, visibility, indefectibility, apostolic succession, universality, and sanctity: used in this sense, with these qualifications, only by the Church of Rome, as applicable only to itself and its adherents and to their faith and organization; often qualified, especially by those not acknowledging these claims, by prefixing the word Roman.
(among Anglo-Catholics) noting or pertaining to the conception of the church as the body representing the ancient undivided Christian witness, comprising all the orthodox churches that have kept the apostolic succession of bishops, and including the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Church of Sweden, the Old Catholic Church (in the Netherlands and elsewhere), etc.
pertaining to the Western Church.
a member of a Catholic church, especially of the Roman Catholic Church.
Origin of Catholic
2Other words from Catholic
- an·ti-Cath·o·lic, adjective, noun
- non-Cath·o·lic, adjective, noun
- pro-Cath·o·lic, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-Cath·o·lic, adjective, noun
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How to use catholic in a sentence
Although she and her siblings were raised catholic, she was active at Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in the Petworth neighborhood, Bowser’s statement said.
Mercia Bowser, sister of D.C. mayor, dies of coronavirus at age 64 | Julie Zauzmer | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostStrom was born blind in 1946 and grew up in a catholic family that moved from Louisiana to Kentucky.
Pauline Anna Strom’s posthumous album cements her legacy as an electronic music visionary | Jonathan Williger | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostAll-Protestant counties had literacy rates nearly 20 percentage points higher than all-catholic counties.
Martin Luther Rewired Your Brain - Issue 96: Rewired | Joseph Henrich | February 17, 2021 | NautilusKelpinski’s ad in the Blade, among other things, mentioned he had a “catholic background,” which he later learned caught Bartman’s attention.
Clinical psychologist, former teacher Roger Bartman dies at 77 | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | February 12, 2021 | Washington BladeAfter getting degrees from Georgetown and catholic universities, Anderson spent his career as a speech and language pathologist at Gallaudet University before working in a similar role for Montgomery County Public Schools for more than 20 years.
Frank Anderson, 87, cared passionately about feeding the homeless in D.C. | Dana Hedgpeth | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish catholic kid from another.
The family was English catholic and Alfred, like his brother and sister, was raised in the faith, educated by Jesuits.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA quarter of a century later, the new head of the Roman catholic Church claimed that those days had been consigned to history.
Laylah and her older sister, Destiny, attended the school affiliated with Our Lady of Good Hope Roman catholic Church.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap | Michael Daly | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHegazy, the daughter of an Egyptian-Muslim father and an Italian-catholic mother, grew up in New York City.
Ebola, Israeli-Palestinian Reconciliation Panels Added to WITW Texas | | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Roman catholic priesthood, to a man, would lend to it the influence of all its spiritual authority.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottJust a few priests ordained in the Roman catholic Church have joined the schismatic cause.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThere were grades of rank among the priesthood; but not more so than in the Roman catholic Church.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHe would also abolish the oaths in that establishment, distinguishing Roman catholic office-bearers from Protestants.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe Roman catholic chapels, and the ways of access to them, were also treated as "public works."
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for catholic (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk) /
universal; relating to all men; all-inclusive
comprehensive in interests, tastes, etc; broad-minded; liberal
Origin of catholic
1Derived forms of catholic
- catholically or catholicly (kəˈθɒlɪklɪ), adverb
British Dictionary definitions for Catholic (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk) /
denoting or relating to the entire body of Christians, esp to the Church before separation into the Greek or Eastern and Latin or Western Churches
denoting or relating to the Latin or Western Church after this separation
denoting or relating to the Roman Catholic Church
denoting or relating to any church, belief, etc, that claims continuity with or originates in the ancient undivided Church
a member of any of the Churches regarded as Catholic, esp the Roman Catholic Church
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