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Definition of Catholic
1. Noun. A member of a Catholic church.
Generic synonyms: Christian
Specialized synonyms: Anglican Catholic, Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian, Bishop Of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Pontiff, Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar Of Christ
2. Adjective. Of or relating to or supporting Catholicism. "The Catholic Church"
3. Adjective. Free from provincial prejudices or attachments. "Catholic in one's tastes"
Definition of Catholic
1. a. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
2. n. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
Definition of Catholic
1. Adjective. Of the Western Christian church, as opposed to the Orthodox church. ¹
2. Adjective. Of the Roman Catholic church. ¹
3. Noun. A member of a Catholic church. ¹
4. Adjective. Universal; all-encompassing. ¹
5. Adjective. Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catholic
1. a member of the early Christian church [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catholic
Literary usage of Catholic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"And if the catholic body in this country supinely submits to be traduced and
caricatured by ... Is the catholic Church a parasite in the United States? ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"Thus the alliance which she desired was concluded with the catholic cantons only,
precisely as they had intended, but not without their having to submit to ..."
3. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"catholic INDIAN MISSION WORK REMARKS OF REV. WILLIAM H. KETCHAM Ladies and
Gentlemen: I represent a religion that insists on the union of faith and good ..."
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