Definition of catholic
1a often capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the church universalb often capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from itc capitalized : roman catholic Her son goes to a Catholic school.
2 : comprehensive, universal; especially : broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests a catholic taste in music
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Examples of catholic in a Sentence
She is a novelist who is catholic in her interests.
a museum director with catholic tastes in art
Recent Examples of catholic from the Web
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Central Catholic to stage plays outdoors Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will stage takeoffs on two Shakespeare plays outdoors at the school at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The public is invited.
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Trump said, in a message that may play better in largely Catholic Poland than elsewhere.
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Honorable mention Catholic Central: Haile Weis, sr.
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Europe was in chaos: Nation-states were forming, and Italy’s Giuseppe Garibaldi and German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck were leading anti-Catholic campaigns.
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A Catholic priest is facing an additional 2 years in prison after a sentencing hearing in Meade County Thursday for sexually abusing a boy at a summer camp in the 1970s.
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Altonji, whose grandparents on his father's side are Syrian Christians in the Melkite tradition, could have been a Catholic priest in that tradition, with the option of getting married.
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Students attending Catholic schools generally showed small gains in English, according to the study.
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Markle attended an all-girl Catholic school in Los Angeles where she was called charismatic and hard-working by her fellow students.
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Catholic
playDefinition of Catholic
1 : a person who belongs to the universal Christian church
2 : a member of a Catholic church; especially : roman catholic
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The overwhelming majority of the faculty, administration, students, parents, and alumni are good Catholics of strong faith.
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Chaldeans, who are Iraqi Catholics, have been active in both the Democratic and Republican parties in Michigan.
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When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on religious liberty last month, he was surrounded in the White House Rose Garden by religious figures—Catholics, orthodox Jews, Sikhs and a host of evangelical Christians.
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That Trump even had rosary beads was news -- practicing Catholics often use the beads for prayers, moving fingers along each bead to keep track of how many times each is said, and repeated.
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Catholics continued to bury at the old San Francisco Mission.
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Catholics and others saw the work as disrespectful, and an attack on their faith and its teachings.
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For more-catholic eaters, knowing where ingredients come from and how to combine them into tasty meals provides its own gratifying sense of mastery.
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The left would be a more diverse coalition — black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics, white mainline Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and humanists might all join in, depending on the issue.
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First Known Use of catholic
15th century
Other Christian Religious Terms
CATHOLIC Defined for English Language Learners
catholic
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Catholic : of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church
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: including many different things
Catholic
playDefinition of Catholic for English Language Learners
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: a person who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church
CATHOLIC Defined for Kids
catholic
playDefinition of catholic for Students
1 : including many different things or types Mae and Tuck clattered on … past a catholic mixture of houses … — Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
2 cap : of or relating to the Roman Catholic church
Catholic
playDefinition of Catholic for Students
: a member of the Roman Catholic church
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