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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 ; 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

Catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] (Rel) adj → catholique

n → catholique m/f

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

Catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] catholic adj → katholisch

n → Katholik(in) m(f)

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catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] adj → vielseitig

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, omvattendشامِلٌ، جامِعٌобширенvšestranný, širokýalsidigallumfassendκαθολικόςamplio, variadokõikehaaravهمگانی؛ گستردهkaikkiruokainenéclectiqueסוֹבִלָנִיसर्वसामान्यkatoličkiáltalánosumumvíðsÿnnliberale, ecletticoかたよらない보편적인įvairiapusiškas, platusvisaptverošs; daudzpusīgssejagatuniverseelallsidigwszechstronnyliberaldi­versразностороннийvšeobecnývsestranskiuniverzalanuniversell, allmänที่กว้างขวางทั่วไปgenel, yaygın; açık fikirli廣泛的всеосяжнийوسیع المشربphổ biến广泛的

2 (with capital) Roman Catholic. Rooms-Katoliekكاثوليكيримско-католическиkatolickýromersk-katolskkatholischκαθολικόςcatólicokatolikuکاتولیکkatolinencatholiqueקָתוֹלִיरोमन कैथोलिकkatoličkikatolikusKatolikrómversk-kaþólskurcattolicoカトリックの가톨릭 교회의katalikų, katalikiškaskatoļu-; katolisksKatolik Romankatholiekkatolskkatolickicatólicocatolicкатолическийkatolíckykatoliškirimokatoličkikatolskเกี่ยวกับโรมันคาทอลิกKatolik, Roman Katolik Kilisesine ait天主教的католицькийرومن عیسائی فرقہthuộc đạo Thiên Chúa天主教的

n

(with capital) a Roman Catholic.

n Catholicism [kəˈθolisizəm]

Roman Catholicism. Katolisismeالكاثوليكيهкатолицизъмkatolicismuskatolicismeder Katholizismusκαθολικισμόςcatolicismokatoliiklusمذهب کاتولیکkatolisuuscatholicismeקָתוֹלִיוּתरोमन कैथलिक मतkatolicizamkatolicizmusagama Katolikkaþólskacattolicesimoカトリック教가톨릭 교회의 교리[]katalikybėkatoļticība, katolicismsberkaitan Katolik RomankatholicismekatolisismekatolicyzmCatolicismocatolicismкатоличествоkatolicizmuskatolicizemkatoličanstvokatolicismศรัทธาและการปฏิบัติของนิกายโรมันคาทอลิกKatoliklik, Katoliklik dini天主教教義католицтво, католицизмرومن عیسائی ہوناđạo Thiên Chúa天主教教义