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Definitions of catholic

1. a member of a Catholic church Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. Webster Dictionary DB

3. A member of the Roman Catholic Church. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

4. An adherent of the Roman church; a Roman Catholic. Webster Dictionary DB

5. A member of the Catholic Church. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

6. An adherent of the Roman Catholic Church. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

7. A name commonly applied to the adherents of the Church of Rome. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

8. free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

9. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. Webster Dictionary DB

10. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act. Newage Dictionary DB

11. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. Newage Dictionary DB

12. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the emancipation act. Webster Dictionary DB

13. Universal; general; including all; as, to read all kinds of books shows a catholic taste in literature; liberal; large-hearted; Catholic, pertaining to the Church of Rome. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

14. Universal: general, embracing the whole body of Christians: liberal, the opp. of exclusive: the name claimed by its adherents for the Church of Rome as the representative of the church founded by Christ and his apostles: relating to the Roman Catholics. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

15. Universal; including all Christians; pertaining to the Roman Catholic church; liberal. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

16. Specif.: Of or pertaining (1) to the Church of Rome, (2) to the Church of England, or (3) to the Greek Church. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

17. Large minded; liberal; universal. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

18. Universal; general; liberal; not narrow-minded or bigoted. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Usage examples for catholic

1. When Father Nugent took the paper in hands, the readers had such confidence in it that, from being merely a local paper, we were able before long to make it a leading Catholic organ for the whole country. – The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir

2. Rich; but a bad Catholic truly. – The Grey Cloak by Harold MacGrath