catholicity

noun

cath·o·lic·i·ty | \ ˌka-thə-ˈli-sə-tē

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, ˌkath-ˈli-\

plural catholicities

Definition of catholicity

1 capitalized : the character of being in conformity with a Catholic church

2a : liberality of sentiments or views catholicity of viewpoint— W. V. O'Connor

b : universality

c : comprehensive range catholicity of topics

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That catholicity and indifference to genre boundaries that Rock displays in his music also comes across in his politics. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "The Case for Kid Rock," 13 July 2017 The catholicity of ChamberFest's programming results in sometimes interesting, sometimes peculiar juxtapositions. — Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com, "ChamberFest Cleveland leaves deep impression with Shostakovich in rare transcription (review)," 30 June 2017

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