English Explanatory Dictionary

catholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Universal; all-encompassing.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.
  3. Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.
  4. Embracing all.
  5. Universally applicable.
  6. Of universal human interest or use.
adj
  1. Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
  2. Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of catholic.
noun
  1. A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
  2. A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/ /ˈkɑː.θ(ə.)lɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-catholic.wav en-us-Catholic.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-catholic.wav /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/

Word forms

catholic more catholic most catholic Catholics

Etymology

From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).

Synonyms

universal catholic common ecumenical general generic nonsingular nonspecific unparticular unsingular unspecific across-the-board all around all-embracing all-encompassing blanket broad thick comprehensive exhaustive overall sound sweeping thorough eclectic varied liberal open-minded dishomogeneous diverse diversified heterogeneous manifold miscellaneous mixed motley multifarious multifold sundry variable various avuncular broad-minded forbearing indulgent latitudinarian laissez faire lenient open-handed permissible permissive sufferable tolerant Roman Catholic

Derived words

catholical catholically catholic creditor catholic epistle catholicise catholicism catholicity catholicly catholicness uncatholic Greek Catholic post-Catholic Anglo-Catholic are bears Catholic Catholic Church Catholic frog Catholicisation ization ize Catholic Island Independent Catholic Independent Catholicism is the Pope Catholic neo-Catholic non-Catholic Armenian Catholic Coptic Catholic Eritrean Catholic Ethiopian Catholic Roman Catholic Syriac Catholic

Translations

Arabic: كَاثُولِيكِيّ Arabic: جَاثَلِيقِيّ Arabic: كَتْلَكِيّ Arabic: كَاتُولِيكِيّ Arabic: كُوتَالِيّ Asturian: católicu Burmese: ကက်သလစ် Catalan: catòlic Czech: katolický Danish: katolsk Dutch: katholiek Emilian: catòlgo Esperanto: katolika Farefare: katolika Faroese: katólskur Finnish: katolinen Finnish: roomalaiskatolinen French: catholique Galician: católico German: katholisch Greek: καθολικός Greek: καθολική Hebrew: קתולי Hindi: कैथोलिक Hungarian: katolikus Hunsrik: katolisch Icelandic: kaþólskur Ido: katolika Indonesian: Katolik Irish: Caitliceach Italian: cattolico Japanese: カトリック Japanese: カソリック Japanese: 公教の Khmer: កាតូលិក Latvian: katolisks Lithuanian: katalikiškas Lithuanian: katalikiška Low German: kathoolsch Luganda: omukatoliki Macedonian: католички Malay: Katolik Manx: Catoleagh Persian: کاتولیک Polish: katolicki Portuguese: católico Romanian: catolic Russian: католи́ческий Scottish Gaelic: Caitligeach Scottish Gaelic: Catlaigeach Albanian: katolik Albanian: katolike Arabic: كَاثُولِيكِيّ Arabic: جَاثَلِيق Arabic: جَاثَلِيقِيّ Arabic: كَتْلَكِيّ Arabic: كَاتُولِيكِيّ Arabic: كُوتَالِيّ Armenian: կաթոլիկ Aromanian: catolic Aromanian: catulic Aromanian: cãtulic Aromanian: lãtin Aromanian: latin Aromanian: catolicã Aromanian: catulicã Aromanian: cãtulicã Aromanian: lãtinã Aromanian: latinã (roa-rup) Belarusian: като́лік Belarusian: каталі́к Bulgarian: католик Chinese Mandarin: 天主教徒 Czech: katolík Czech: katolička Danish: katolik Esperanto: katoliko Faroese: katolikkur Finnish: katolilainen German: Katholik German: Katholikin Icelandic: kaþólikki Ido: katoliko Italian: cattolico Italian: cattolica Kazakh: католик Latvian: katolis Latvian: katoliete Lithuanian: katalikas Lithuanian: katalikė Macedonian: католик
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