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{s} catholic
{a} universal, very general, liberal
All inclusive; pertaining to all mankind
member of the Catholic church - the only Christian church in western Europe before the Protestant Reformation with the Pope as its head
literally, "universal" or "found everywhere"; usually, however, a reference to the Roman Catholic Church although the term also includes Anglican, Syrian, Greek, Coptic, Russian and other churches The Episcopal Church is a catholic church Catholic churches generally accept the teachings of tradition as well as scripture and usually accept the validity of one or more ancient creeds as the summary of the Christian faith
The word catholic comes from a Greek word meaning universal, and in early Christian writings it is a synonym for Christian The Church is catholic in the sense that there are no restrictions on who can join; it is open to everyone in every place After the split between Rome and Constantinople in AD 1054, and especially after the Reformation, the term catholic, when written with a capital letter, often refers to the Roman Catholic Church However, Anglican and Orthodox Christians also refer to themselves as catholics in the original sense
doc·trine (dktrn) n A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious
1 Short for Roman Catholic, a member of the sect of Christendom claiming the greatest numbers and age Its leadership is centered around the {pope} who has traditionally resided at Vatican City in Rome since the earliest times <<``Good morning sir; are you a Bible reader?'' ``No, I'm sorry I'm Catholic ''[48]>> 2 Catholic can be used in a general sense to mean comprehensive, universal, broad, general, or ordinary, in which case it is written in lower case <<Having had little exposure, he has catholic tastes in music >>
a member of a Catholic church
the word Catholic means universal, and as applied to the church refers to its worldwide extension, its unbroken tradition going back to the Apostles, and its adherence to the wholeness of the Christian belief In common usage the word is often used to refer to the Roman Church However, Anglicans and Orthodox also use it as a description of their churches After 1054 the Western Church was called Catholic and the Eastern Church, Orthodox
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; "the Catholic Church
A word usually thought of as a reference to the Roman Catholic Church, however "catholic" literally means "universal" or "found everywhere " (from the Greek word katholikos, meaning "general" or "universal") In the Nicene Creed, we say we believe in the holy catholic [universal] church
a member of a Catholic church free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"
Universal or general; as, the catholic faith
This word is derived from a Greek word meaning universal and may therefore, be used to apply to all Christians When it is used this way, it begins with a small c When used with a capital C it is usually referring to the Roman Catholic Church
An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic
doc·trine (dktrn) n A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious
(from Greek for "universal, worldwide") A self designation used in early Christianity to suggest universality over against factionalism; thence it became a technical name for the western, Roman Catholic church
Literally means "universal " Refers to the whole Christian church- the universal, orthodox, institutional body of believers Now generally refers to the Roman Catholic church
(Gr "universal, concerning the whole;" Sl Sobomaya) A term describing the universality of the Christian message, claimed to be exclusively theirs by the Orthodox Church However, in the West, it has come to mean the Roman Catholic church (v Eastern Orthodox Church)
free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"
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