Found 4 items, similar to catholic.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: catholic
katolik
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: catholic
katolik
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Catholic
Catholic
n : a member of a Catholic church
Catholic
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Catholicism;
“the Catholic
Church”
2: free from provincial prejudices or attachments;
“catholic in
one's tastes”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Catholic
Catholic
\Cath"o*lic\, n.
1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in
common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
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2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman
Catholic.
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Old Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the
Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character
of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp.
that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary
to the ancient Catholic faith.
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Catholic
\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.
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Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in
so great and catholic a war. --Southey.
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Note: This epithet, which is applicable to the whole
Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman
Catholics to belong especially to their church, and in
popular usage is so limited.
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2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as,
catholic tastes.
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3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as,
the Catholic emancipation act.
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Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are
addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular
church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.
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