Catholic

The adjective catholic (from ancient Greek καθολικός kathikós 'all-encompassing') refers to:

• the Roman Catholic Church , the largest church in Christianity, consisting of several particular churches that recognize the Pope's primacy of jurisdiction
• to Catholicism , the whole of Christianity Roman Catholic imprint
• the catholicity , essential property of the Church, adherence to Catholic doctrine in the universality and unity of the Church
• those churches that see themselves as part of the universal church in catholicity - see ecclesiology

See also:

• Catholic Church (disambiguation)
• German Catholicism
• Christian Catholic Church in Switzerland
• Old Catholic Church

Wiktionary: Catholic  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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