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Catholic

cat·ho·lic

UK/ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/ US/ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ common
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

  • “the Catholic Church”
2.

free from provincial prejudices or attachments

  • “catholic in one”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • Armenian Catholic
  • catholic creditor
  • catholic epistle
  • Coptic Catholic
  • Eritrean Catholic
  • Ethiopian Catholic
  • Greek Catholic
  • Roman Catholic
  • Syriac Catholic

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