adj · name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 6
Of universal human interest or use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
adj
Meaning 7
Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars.
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Broader terms: Christian
8
adj
Meaning 8
Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.
Catholic churches are adorned differently from Protestant ones.
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Broader terms: Christian
9
name
Meaning 9
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: Christian, religionist, person
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noun
Meaning 11
A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ellipsis, often
Examples
The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Roman Catholic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Christian, religionist, person
12
adjective
Meaning 12
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Catholic Church
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13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
free from provincial prejudices or attachments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
catholic in one's tastes
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noun
Meaning 14
a member of a Catholic church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Christian
Narrower terms: Anglican Catholic, Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian, pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome
History
Etymology
From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).
Across languages
Translations
212 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
catholique
— universal
German:
umfassend
— universal
German:
allumfassend
— universal
German:
universal
— universal
Polish:
rozległy
— universal
Polish:
szeroki
— universal
Polish:
wszechstronny
— universal
Polish:
powszechny
— universal
Polish:
uniwersalny
— universal
Amharic:
የካቶሊክ
(yäkatolik)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Arabic:
كَاثُولِيكِيّ
(kāṯūlīkiyy)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Arabic:
جَاثَلِيقِيّ
(jāṯalīqiyy)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Arabic:
كَتْلَكِيّ
(katlakiyy)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Arabic:
كَاتُولِيكِيّ
(kātūlīkiyy)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Arabic:
كُوتَالِيّ
(kūtāliyy)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Asturian:
católicu
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Burmese:
ကက်သလစ်
(kaksa.lac)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Catalan:
catòlic
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Crimean Tatar:
katolik
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Czech:
katolický
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Danish:
katolsk
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Dutch:
katholiek
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Emilian:
catòlgo
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Esperanto:
katolika
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Farefare:
katolika
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Faroese:
katólskur
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Finnish:
katolinen
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Finnish:
roomalaiskatolinen
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
French:
catholique
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Galician:
católico
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
German:
katholisch
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Greek:
καθολικός
(katholikós)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Greek:
καθολική
(katholikí)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Hebrew:
קתולי
(katoli)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Hindi:
कैथोलिक
(kaitholik)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Hungarian:
katolikus
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Hunsrik:
katolisch
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Icelandic:
kaþólskur
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Ido:
katolika
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Indonesian:
Katolik
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Irish:
Caitliceach
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Italian:
cattolico
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Japanese:
カトリック
(katorikku)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Japanese:
カソリック
(kasorikku)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Japanese:
公教の
(kōkyō no)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Khmer:
កាតូលិក
(kaatoulɨk)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Latvian:
katolisks
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Lithuanian:
katalikiškas
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Lithuanian:
katalikiška
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Low German:
kathoolsch
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Luganda:
omukatoliki
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Macedonian:
католички
(katolički)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Malay:
Katolik
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Manx:
Catoleagh
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Persian:
کاتولیک
(kâtolik)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Polish:
katolicki
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Portuguese:
católico
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Romanian:
catolic
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Russian:
католи́ческий
(katolíčeskij)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Scottish Gaelic:
Caitligeach
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Scottish Gaelic:
Catlaigeach
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̏толичкӣ
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Serbo-Croatian:
католичка
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Serbo-Croatian:
kȁtoličkī
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Serbo-Croatian:
katolička
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Slovak:
katolícky
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Sogdian:
ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ
(kaθulikā)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Spanish:
católico
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Swahili:
katoliki
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Ukrainian:
католи́цький
(katolýcʹkyj)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Urdu:
کیتھولک
(kaitholik)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Urdu:
کاتھولک
(kātholik)
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Welsh:
Catholig
— of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church
Albanian:
katolik
— of the Roman Catholic church
Albanian:
katolike
— of the Roman Catholic church
Arabic:
كَاثُولِيكِيّ
(kāṯūlīkiyy)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Arabic:
جَاثَلِيقِيّ
(jāṯalīqiyy)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Arabic:
كَتْلَكِيّ
(katlakiyy)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Arabic:
كَاتُولِيكِيّ
(kātūlīkiyy)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Arabic:
كُوتَالِيّ
(kūtāliyy)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolic
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolichescu
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
lãtinescu
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
latinescu
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolicã
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolicheascã
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
lãtineascã
— of the Roman Catholic church
Aromanian:
latineascã
— of the Roman Catholic church
Bulgarian:
католически
(katoličeski)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Burmese:
ကက်သလစ်
(kaksa.lac)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Catalan:
catòlic
— of the Roman Catholic church
Chinese Mandarin:
天主
(tiānzhǔ)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Chinese Mandarin:
天主教
(tiānzhǔjiào)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Czech:
katolický
— of the Roman Catholic church
Dutch:
rooms-katholiek
— of the Roman Catholic church
Emilian:
catòlgo
— of the Roman Catholic church
Esperanto:
katolika
— of the Roman Catholic church
Finnish:
katolinen
— of the Roman Catholic church
Finnish:
roomalaiskatolinen
— of the Roman Catholic church
French:
catholique
— of the Roman Catholic church
German:
katholisch
— of the Roman Catholic church
Greek:
ρωμαιοκαθολικός
(romaiokatholikós)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Greek:
ρωμαιοκαθολική
(romaiokatholikí)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Hebrew:
קתולי
(katóli)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Hindi:
कैथोलिक
(kaitholik)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Hunsrik:
katolisch
— of the Roman Catholic church
Indonesian:
Katolik Roma
— of the Roman Catholic church
Irish:
Caitliceach
— of the Roman Catholic church
Italian:
cattolico
— of the Roman Catholic church
Khmer:
កាតូលិក
(kaatoulɨk)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Latin:
catholicus
— of the Roman Catholic church
Low German:
kathoolsch
— of the Roman Catholic church
Macedonian:
римокатолички
(rimokatolički)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Māori:
Pikopō
— of the Roman Catholic church
Māori:
Katorika
— of the Roman Catholic church
Polish:
rzymskokatolicki
— of the Roman Catholic church
Portuguese:
católico
— of the Roman Catholic church
Romanian:
catolic
— of the Roman Catholic church
Romanian:
catolică
— of the Roman Catholic church
Spanish:
católico romano
— of the Roman Catholic church
Swahili:
katoliki
— of the Roman Catholic church
Swedish:
katolsk
— of the Roman Catholic church
Urdu:
کیتھولک
(kaitholik)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Urdu:
کاتھولک
(kātholik)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Uyghur:
كاتولىك
(katolik)
— of the Roman Catholic church
Vietnamese:
Công giáo
— of the Roman Catholic church
Welsh:
Catholig
— of the Roman Catholic church
Welsh:
Rhufeinig
— of the Roman Catholic church
Albanian:
katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Albanian:
katolike
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
كَاثُولِيكِيّ
(kāṯūlīkiyy)
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
جَاثَلِيق
(jāṯalīq)
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
جَاثَلِيقِيّ
(jāṯalīqiyy)
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
كَتْلَكِيّ
(katlakiyy)
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
كَاتُولِيكِيّ
(kātūlīkiyy)
— member of a Catholic church
Arabic:
كُوتَالِيّ
(kūtāliyy)
— member of a Catholic church
Armenian:
կաթոլիկ
(katʻolik)
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolic
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
catulic
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
cãtulic
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
lãtin
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
latin
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
catolicã
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
catulicã
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
cãtulicã
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
lãtinã
— member of a Catholic church
Aromanian:
latinã (roa-rup)
— member of a Catholic church
Belarusian:
като́лік
(katólik)
— member of a Catholic church
Belarusian:
каталі́к
(katalík)
— member of a Catholic church
Bulgarian:
католик
(katolik)
— member of a Catholic church
Catalan:
catòlic
— member of a Catholic church
Chinese Mandarin:
天主教徒
(Tiānzhǔjiàotú)
— member of a Catholic church
Czech:
katolík
— member of a Catholic church
Czech:
katolička
— member of a Catholic church
Danish:
katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Dutch:
katholiek
— member of a Catholic church
Emilian:
catòlgo
— member of a Catholic church
Esperanto:
katoliko
— member of a Catholic church
Faroese:
katolikkur
— member of a Catholic church
Finnish:
katolilainen
— member of a Catholic church
French:
catholique
— member of a Catholic church
Galician:
católico
— member of a Catholic church
German:
Katholik
— member of a Catholic church
German:
Katholikin
— member of a Catholic church
Greek:
καθολικός
(katholikós)
— member of a Catholic church
Greek:
καθολική
(katholikí)
— member of a Catholic church
Hindi:
कैथोलिक
(kaitholik)
— member of a Catholic church
Hungarian:
katolikus
— member of a Catholic church
Icelandic:
kaþólikki
— member of a Catholic church
Ido:
katoliko
— member of a Catholic church
Indonesian:
Katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Irish:
Caitliceach
— member of a Catholic church
Italian:
cattolico
— member of a Catholic church
Italian:
cattolica
— member of a Catholic church
Kazakh:
католик
(katolik)
— member of a Catholic church
Khmer:
កាតូលិក
(kaatoulɨk)
— member of a Catholic church
Latvian:
katolis
— member of a Catholic church
Latvian:
katoliete
— member of a Catholic church
Lithuanian:
katalikas
— member of a Catholic church
Lithuanian:
katalikė
— member of a Catholic church
Macedonian:
католик
(katolik)
— member of a Catholic church
Māori:
Pikopō
— member of a Catholic church
Māori:
Katorika
— member of a Catholic church
Norwegian Bokmål:
katolikk
— member of a Catholic church
Norwegian Nynorsk:
katolikk
— member of a Catholic church
Old Ruthenian:
като́ликъ
(katólik)
— member of a Catholic church
Old Ruthenian:
каѳо́ликъ
(kafólik)
— member of a Catholic church
Old Ruthenian:
кафо́ликъ
(kafólik)
— member of a Catholic church
Old Ruthenian:
католи́чъка
(katowíčka)
— member of a Catholic church
Pannonian Rusyn:
католїк
(katoljik)
— member of a Catholic church
Pannonian Rusyn:
католїкиня
(katoljikinja)
— member of a Catholic church
Polish:
katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Polish:
katoliczka
— member of a Catholic church
Portuguese:
católico
— member of a Catholic church
Romanian:
catolic
— member of a Catholic church
Romanian:
catolică
— member of a Catholic church
Russian:
като́лик
(katólik)
— member of a Catholic church
Russian:
католи́чка
(katolíčka)
— member of a Catholic church
Samogitian:
katalėks
— member of a Catholic church
Samogitian:
katalėkė
— member of a Catholic church
Serbo-Croatian:
katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Spanish:
católico
— member of a Catholic church
Spanish:
católica
— member of a Catholic church
Swahili:
Mkatoliki
— member of a Catholic church
Swedish:
katolik
— member of a Catholic church
Thai:
คาทอลิก
(kaa-tɔɔ-lìk)
— member of a Catholic church
Ukrainian:
като́лик
(katólyk)
— member of a Catholic church
Ukrainian:
католи́чка
(katolýčka)
— member of a Catholic church
Urdu:
کیتھولک
(kaitholik)
— member of a Catholic church
Urdu:
کاتھولک
(kātholik)
— member of a Catholic church
Vietnamese:
người Công giáo
— member of a Catholic church
