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catholic
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
catholic
(adjective)
Catholic
(noun)
Roman Catholic
(adjective)
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catholic
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kæθlɪk/
adjective
catholic
/
ˈ
kæθlɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of CATHOLIC
1
Catholic
:
of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church
a
Catholic
bishop/nun/priest
My son goes to a local
Catholic
school. [=a school run by the Roman Catholic Church]
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formal
:
including many different things
She is a novelist who is
catholic
in her interests.
He has
catholic
tastes in art and music. [=he likes many different things in art and music]
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