Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive.
- adjective Including or concerning all humankind; universal.
- adjective Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church.
- adjective Of or relating to the universal Christian church.
- adjective Of or relating to the ancient undivided Christian church.
- adjective Of or relating to those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient undivided church.
- noun A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.
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- adjective
Universal ; all-encompassing. - adjective Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It has converted all the pagan nations that have ever been converted, and the title catholic belongs to the Roman Catholic Church alone.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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Nay if it even be what they term catholic, they pretend a title, as if the kings of Castile were the natural heirs of all the world.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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: "As for suggesting that such an understanding as Anglicans have of the term catholic opens the way to accepting Buddhism as acceptable for C.ristians, that ... driver8 on Statement from John C. Favalora, Archbishop of Miami, about Father Alberto C.tié
Stand Firm 2009
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This is why I left this hypocritical faith after all those years of brainwashing in catholic school!
Bishop bars Patrick Kennedy from communion over abortion 2009
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"A third-world pope would clearly indicate that this is no longer a European church, that we are truly catholic in the sense that the word catholic means universal," said the Rev.
THE NEWS BLOG 2005
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It is true that patristic writers may sometimes play with the word catholic, and develop its etymological suggestiveness with an eye to erudition or edification, but the only connotation upon which they insist as a matter of serious import is the idea of diffusion throughout the world.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The word catholic was obviously quite current in the time of Tertullian.
The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854
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The pastor of Lyons, however, recognizes the distinction indicated by the word catholic, for he speaks of the _ecclesiastici_ or churchmen, and of those "_qui sunt undique_."
The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854
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It is taken from the word catholic, used in the sense of universal, or all-embracing.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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She says something to me that I can't understand except for the word catholic, so I say yes to catholic.
prashantmital commented on the word catholic
what in the name of god.
June 19, 2012