catholic
1Catholic — • The combination the Catholic Church (he katholike ekklesia) is found for the first time in the letter of St. Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, written about the year 110 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Catholic Catholic …
2Catholic — is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective ] [cite web url=http://www.ilflutheran.org/page11.html publisher=International Lutheran Fellowship title=Nicene Creed accessdate=2007 06 24] The Orthodox Churches share some of the concerns about… …
3Catholic — Cath o*lic, n. 1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. [1913 Webster] {Old Catholic}, the name… …
4Catholic — Cath o*lic (k[a^]th [ o]*[i^]k), a. [L. catholicus, Gr. kaqoliko s, universal, general; kata down, wholly + o los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.] 1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. [1913 Webster] Men of other… …
5Catholic — /kath euh lik, kath lik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a Catholic church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church. 2. Theol. a. (among Roman Catholics) claiming to possess exclusively the notes or characteristics of the one, only, true, and universal… …
6catholic — catholically, catholicly /keuh thol ik lee/, adv. catholicalness, catholicness, n. /kath euh lik, kath lik/, adj. 1. broad or wide ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad minded; liberal. 2. universal in… …
7catholic — adjective Etymology: 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 more at cata ,… …
8Catholic — noun Date: 15th century 1. a person who belongs to the universal Christian church 2. a member of a Catholic church; especially Roman Catholic …
9Catholic League (U.S.) — Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Logo of the Catholic League Abbreviation CL Formation 1973 Type NGO Leg …
10Catholic University — may mean the university founded and operated by the Catholic Church. By a census of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, the total number of catholic universities and university level institutes around the world is 1,358.However the… …
