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Catholic
Catholic. The word, meaning ‘general’ or ‘universal’, has come to have various uses in Christian terminology: (1) Of the universal Church as distinct from local Christian communities. (2) In the sense of ‘orthodox’, as distinct from ‘heretical’ or ‘schismatical’. (3) Of the undivided Church before the schism between the E. and W., traditionally dated in 1054. Thereafter the W. Church referred to itself as ‘catholic’, the E. preferring to describe itself as ‘orthodox’. (4) Since the Reformation RCs have come to use it exclusively of themselves. Anglicans and Old Catholics have also adopted it to cover besides themselves and the RC Church also the E. Orthodox Church in the belief that these Communions together represent the undivided Church of earlier ages. (5) In general it is employed of those Christians who claim to possess a historical and continuous tradition of faith and practice, as opposed to Protestants who tend to find their ultimate standards in the Bible as interpreted on the principles of the 16th-cent. Reformation.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Catholic.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Catholic.html |
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Catholic
Catholic of or including all Christians; of or relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church; Roman Catholic. The term is recorded from late Middle English and comes via Old French or late Latin from Greek katholikos ‘universal’, from kata ‘in respect of’ + holos ‘whole’.
Catholic Church the Church universal, the whole body of Christians; also, the Church of Rome. Catholic Emancipation the term for the granting of full political and civil liberties to Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland. This was effected by the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, which repealed restrictive laws, including that which barred Catholics from holding public office. Catholic League in 16th-century France, the party headed by the Guise family, the Holy League. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Catholic." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Catholic." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Catholic.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Catholic." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Catholic.html |
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Catholic
Catholic (Gk., katholikos, ‘universal’). A term used variously with reference to Christian belief and institutions.1. Most generally, of the Church in the whole world, as distinct from local congregations.2. Especially in historical writers, of the great body of Christians in communion with the major sees and not divided by heresy or schism.3. Of churches, institutions, and doctrines which claim as their basis a continuous tradition of faith and practice from the apostles—the claim is contrasted with Protestant appeals to the Bible alone. See also ANGLOCATHOLICS.4. As a synonym for Roman Catholic; it then applies to all churches, including the Uniat churches, in communion with the bishop of Rome. See also OLD CATHOLICS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Catholic.html JOHN BOWKER. "Catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Catholic.html |
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catholic
cath·o·lic / ˈka[unvoicedth](ə)lik/ • adj. 1. (esp. of a person's tastes) including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. 2. (Catholic) of the Roman Catholic faith. ∎ of or including all Christians. ∎ of or relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church. • n. (Catholic) a member of the Roman Catholic Church. DERIVATIVES: cath·o·lic·i·ty / ˌka[unvoicedth](ə)ˈlisətē/ n. ca·thol·ic·ly adv. |
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"catholic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "catholic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-catholic.html "catholic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-catholic.html |
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catholic
catholic universal (spec. of the Christian Church) XIV; sb. member of the Catholic Church XV. — (O)F. catholique or its source ChrL. catholicus — Gr. katholikós general, universal, f. katá in respect of (cf. CATA-) + hólos whole.
Hence catholicism, catholicize XVII; catholicity XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-catholic.html T. F. HOAD. "catholic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-catholic.html |
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•Ehrlich • Gaelic
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•saltlick • cowlick • souslik • gemütlich
•public • Catholic
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"Catholic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Catholic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Catholic.html "Catholic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Catholic.html |
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