catholic
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From Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikos), from κατά (kata, “according to”) + ὅλος (holos, “whole”)
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catholic (comparative more catholic, superlative most catholic)
- Universal; all-encompassing.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.29:
- Essentially, and in idea, the empire, in the minds of the Romans, was world-wide. This conception descended to the Church, which was ‘Catholic’ in spite of Buddhists, Confucians, and (later) Muhammadans.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.29:
- Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.
- He has catholic tastes.
