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Catholic.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈkaf(ə)lɪk//ˈkɛθ(ə)lɪk/New-Zealand

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

    Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars.

  2. Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church. Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

    The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.
    Catholic churches are adorned differently from Protestant ones.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of catholic.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈkaf(ə)lɪk//ˈkɛθ(ə)lɪk/New-Zealand

  1. A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.

  2. A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church. A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).

    ellipsis · often
    The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.
Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈkaf(ə)lɪk//ˈkɛθ(ə)lɪk/New-Zealand

  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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

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