catholic

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/

adjective

  • 1including a wide variety of things; all-embracing: her tastes are pretty catholic
  • 2 (Catholic) of the Roman Catholic faith.
  • of or including all Christians.
  • relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church: the Church of England must not compromise its Catholic principles

noun

  • (Catholic) a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Derivatives

catholicity

Pronunciation: /kaθəˈlɪsɪti/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in catholic (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Old French catholique or late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos 'universal', from kata 'in respect of' + holos 'whole'