catholic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkæθəlɪk/ UK /ˈkæθəlɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests; universal

He has catholic tastes in music, from jazz to opera.

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Synonyms

1 adj · broad in sympathies,... universal broad comprehensiveall-embracingeclectic wide liberal

Opposites

narrow parochial limited exclusive

Word family

Derived forms catholicitycatholicallycatholicism

Etymology

From Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos ('universal, general'), from katholou ('on the whole'), from kata- ('according to') + holos ('whole').

katholikos Ancient Greek holos Ancient Greek

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# catholic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkæθəlɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˈkæθəlɪk

## Meanings
1. broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests; universal

## Examples
- He has catholic tastes in music, from jazz to opera.

## Synonyms
- universal
- broad
- comprehensive
- all-embracing
- eclectic
- wide
- liberal

## Antonyms
- narrow
- parochial
- limited
- exclusive

## Derived Forms
- catholicity
- catholically
- catholicism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: katholikos
- Root: holos

## Etymology
From Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos ('universal, general'), from katholou ('on the whole'), from kata- ('according to') + holos ('whole').

## AI Etymology
Catholic is from Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos ('universal, general'), from katholou ('on the whole'), from kata- ('according to') + holos ('whole'). In present-day use, it means broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests; universal. Derived formations include catholicity, catholically, and catholicism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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