Antonyms for catholic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kath-uh-lik, kath-lik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæθ ə lɪk, ˈkæθ lɪk


Definition of catholic

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)). Applied to the Church in Rome c.1554, after the Reformation began. General sense of "of interest to all, universal" is from 1550s.
  • adj all-embracing, general

Synonyms for catholic

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