meaning of catholic
1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
4. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
5. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
Related Words
catholic | catholical | catholicism | catholicity | catholicize | catholicly | catholicness | catholicon | catholicos |
