catholic

ˈkath-lik 2 syllables common

  1. adjective. roman catholic

    • Her son goes to a Catholic school.
    • a catholic taste in music

  2. adjective. of, relating to, or forming the church universal

  3. adjective. of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it

  4. noun. a member of a Catholic church; especially: roman catholic

  5. noun. a person who belongs to the universal Christian church

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Origin

Middle English catholik, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French catholique, from Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos universal, general, from katholou in general, from kata by + holos whole ,.

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