catholic

cath·o·lic  (kth-lk, kthlk)

adj.

1. Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive: "The 100-odd pages of formulas and constants are surely the most catholic to be found" (Scientific American).

2. Including or concerning all humankind; universal: "what was of catholic rather than national interest" (J.A. Froude).

3. Catholic

a. Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church.

b. Of or relating to the universal Christian church.

c. Of or relating to the ancient undivided Christian church.

d. Of or relating to those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient undivided church.

n. Catholic

A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.

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[Middle English catholik, universally accepted, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, universal, from Greek katholikos, from katholou, in general : kat-, kata-, down, along, according to; see cata- + holou (from neuter genitive of holos, whole; see sol- in Indo-European roots).]

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ca·tholi·cal·ly (k-thlk-l) adv.

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catholic

Adjective

(of tastes or interests) covering a wide range [Greek katholikos universal]

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Catholic Christianity

Adjective

of the Roman Catholic Church

Noun

a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Catholicism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Catholic - a member of a Catholic church         Catholic Church - any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination Anglican Catholic - a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character Greek Catholic - a member of the Greek Orthodox Church Roman Catholic - a member of the Roman Catholic Church Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian - a member of the Uniat Church Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Adj.	1.	Catholic - of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; "the Catholic Church"
	2.	catholic - free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes" broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"

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catholic

adjective wide, general, liberal, global, varied, comprehensive, universal, world-wide, tolerant, eclectic, all-inclusive, ecumenical, all-embracing, broad-minded, unbigoted, unsectarian << OPPOSITE limited

Translations

catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] adj → católico;

Catholic adj, n (REL) → católico/a m/f

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Catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] (Rel) adj → catholique

n → catholique m/f

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catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] adj (= wide-ranging) → éclectique; universel(le); libéral(e)

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Catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] catholic adj → katholisch

n → Katholik(in) m(f)

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catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] adj → vielseitig

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catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] adj → universale; aperto/a; eclettico/a;

Catholic adj, n (REL) → cattolico/a

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catholic

adj catholic [ˈkӕθəlik]

1 wide-ranging in one's taste etc a catholic taste in books. algemeen, omvattend شامِلٌ، جامِعٌ обширен všestranný, široký alsidig allumfassend καθολικός amplio, variado kõikehaarav همگانی؛ گسترده kaikkiruokainen éclectique סוֹבִלָנִי सर्वसामान्य katolički általános umum víðsÿnn liberale, eclettico かたよらない 보편적인 įvairiapusiškas, platus visaptverošs; daudzpusīgs sejagat universeel allsidig wszechstronny liberal di­vers разносторонний všeobecný vsestranski univerzalan universell, allmän ที่กว้างขวางทั่วไป genel, yaygın; açık fikirli 廣泛的 всеосяжний وسیع المشرب phổ biến 广泛的

2 (with capital) Roman Catholic. Rooms-Katoliek كاثوليكي римско-католически katolický romersk-katolsk katholisch καθολικός católico katoliku کاتولیک katolinen catholique קָתוֹלִי रोमन कैथोलिक katolički katolikus Katolik rómversk-kaþólskur cattolico カトリックの 가톨릭 교회의 katalikų, katalikiškas katoļu-; katolisks Katolik Roman katholiek katolsk katolicki católico catolic католический katolícky katoliški rimokatolički katolsk เกี่ยวกับโรมันคาทอลิก Katolik, Roman Katolik Kilisesine ait 天主教的 католицький رومن عیسائی فرقہ thuộc đạo Thiên Chúa 天主教的

n

(with capital) a Roman Catholic.

n Catholicism [kəˈθolisizəm]

Roman Catholicism. Katolisisme الكاثوليكيه католицизъм katolicismus katolicisme der Katholizismus καθολικισμός catolicismo katoliiklus مذهب کاتولیک katolisuus catholicisme קָתוֹלִיוּת रोमन कैथलिक मत katolicizam katolicizmus agama Katolik kaþólska cattolicesimo カトリック教 가톨릭 교회의 교리[] katalikybė katoļticība, katolicisms berkaitan Katolik Roman katholicisme katolisisme katolicyzm Catolicismo catolicism католичество katolicizmus katolicizem katoličanstvo katolicism ศรัทธาและการปฏิบัติของนิกายโรมันคาทอลิก Katoliklik, Katoliklik dini 天主教教義 католицтво, католицизм رومن عیسائی ہونا đạo Thiên Chúa 天主教教义