catholicus

Latin

adj
Definitions
  • catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes and proclivities.
  • universal
  • (capitalised; in sensu lato) Catholic; promoting, practicing, or related to an occidental denomination of the Christian religion distinct from those categorised as Protestant
  • (in sensu stricto) Catholic; promoting, practicing, preaching, or related to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, headed by the Supreme Pontiff or Pope.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek καθολικός (universal).

Origin

Ancient Greek

καθολικός

Gloss

universal

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms