catholic

adjective

ˈkath-lik How to pronounce catholic (audio)
Definition of catholicnext
as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose a museum director with catholic tastes in art

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  1. unlimited
  2. general
  3. unrestricted
Adjective
  • Data is unlimited, so streaming and large downloads won’t hit a cap.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Guests needn’t pay a fee to enter the Victoria Falls park area and have a special entrance for unlimited access.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of unlimited
Adjective
  • There’s a distinction between general reasoning models, like LLMs, and the specialized AI biofoundation models like protein language models and protein structure prediction.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Prior to this, Asian artists largely had to compete in the best global music performance category or the broader general pop fields.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of general
Adjective
  • Cunningham is headed toward unrestricted free agency after two seasons with Indiana.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Opening the show, model Dyanira Hurbuscher walked in a sheer look — a bra hinting at the boning seen in Edwardian-era corsetry, but completely softened and unrestricted (Gabrielle famously rejected the stiff fashion rules of her time).
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of unrestricted
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“Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catholic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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