catholicon
Meanings
noun
- A supposed universal remedy.
- A large urban church used for large gatherings.
name
- an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).
Synonyms
Derived words
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.