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catholicos

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kəˈθɒlɪkəs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spiritual leader

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós). Doublet of catholic.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَاثليق (jaṯlīq) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Aramaic: ܩܲܬܘܿܠܝܼܩܵܐ (qatolíqā) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Aramaic: ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ʾaḇā d-ʾaḇāhātā) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Aramaic: ܡܰܦ̮ܪܝܳܢܳܐ (map̄ryānā) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Armenian: կաթողիկոս (katʻoġikos) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Old Armenian: կաթողիկոս (katʻołikos) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡托利科斯 (kǎtuōlìkēsī) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Dutch: katholikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Finnish: katolikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • French: catholicos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Georgian: კათოლიკოსი (ḳatoliḳosi) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • German: Katholikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Hebrew: קתוליקוס (katolikos) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Hungarian: katolikosz — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Indonesian: katolikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Italian: catholicos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Japanese: カトリコス (katorikosu) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Korean: 가톨리코스 (gatollikoseu) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Latin: catholicus — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Persian: جاثلیق (jâsoliq) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Polish: katolikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Portuguese: católico — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Russian: католико́с (katolikós) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Spanish: catolicós — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Turkish: katolikos — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
  • Ukrainian: католико́с (katolykós) — high-ranking bishop or patriarch
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