Catholic

Word CATHOLIC
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Catholic"

What do we mean by catholic?

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. adjective

A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic. noun

Universal; all-encompassing. adjective

Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc. adjective

Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.

Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Catholic

The word "catholic" in example sentences

It has converted all the pagan nations that have ever been converted, and the title catholic belongs to the Roman Catholic Church alone. ❋ Thomas L. Kinkead (N/A)

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. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

: "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 ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is why I left this hypocritical faith after all those years of brainwashing in catholic school! ❋ Unknown (2009)

"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. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The word catholic was obviously quite current in the time of Tertullian. ❋ Unknown (1854)

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_." ❋ Unknown (1854)

It is taken from the word catholic, used in the sense of universal, or all-embracing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She says something to me that I can't understand except for the word catholic, so I say yes to catholic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Certainly we can't ignore the first clause of Ignatius 'passage concerning the bishop, but the extent to which a particular model of the episcopate is so privileged in modern Roman Catholic thought as a gate keeper for universality seems to go against the original usage of the term catholic, which at base is Christological. ❋ Unknown (2009)

McCain supporter called the catholic church a cult, so maybe we need to question McCain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I don't know if he could really be called a catholic novelist if he no longer practices, although there may catholic themes in his style, just as one could find in the works of philosophers, artists and other people who may have transferred their experiences in faith into the work... sometimes even unwittingly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I always recall my catholic parish priest here in Goteborg who many years ago confessed that he doesn´t believe in angels, virgin births and many of the other fundamentals of the christian faith. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

A church that quite often has gotten bogged down (INAUDIBLE) -- calling the catholic community to overcome that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What is wonderful as a catholic is the Divine Mercy message. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

The catholic is the opposite of the globalised because the catholic is about everyone's welfare, everyone's growth and justice. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The old Scottish Church, sometimes called the catholic remainder of the ancient Church of Scotland, differed in no essential particular from the Church of England except that she did not lean upon apolitical Episcopacy -- an Episcopacy directed and controlled by parliamentary legislation. ❋ Diocese Of Connecticut (N/A)

Philo is loyal to the Jewish tradition not only because he had a deep feeling for what a modern teacher has called the catholic conscience and the historical continuity of Judaism, but because his philosophy was based on a conviction that the Jewish religion was the truest guide to conduct and righteousness and to the love of God. ❋ Norman Bentwich (1927)

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