catholic

[Cath·o*lic]

Of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

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A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

Noun
a member of a Catholic church

Adjective S.
free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one''s tastes"

Adjective
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; "the Catholic Church"


a.
Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.

a.
Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.

a.
Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.

n.
A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

n.
An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.


Catholic

Cath"o*lic, n. 1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. 2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. Old Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council, and Rejected its decrees, esp. that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith.

A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

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Usage Examples

I thought Daredevil was kind of cool because he couldn't do anything. I mean, he's blind. It wasn't that he could fly. His major power was an impediment. So I was intrigued. When I took over he was kind of like Spider-Man-lite, but I was able to project a lot of my Catholic imagery onto it. And I'd always wanted to do a crime comic.

At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 magnum.

Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while, and that was to help me get through school.

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

I don't really go down one path. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, or a Catholic or a Christian or a Muslim, or Jewish. I couldn't put myself into any organized faith.

Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives.

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Other Usage Examples

I guess now that I think back, I used to play priest and be a funny priest. I don't know, I grew up in such a Catholic family that I kind of liked to test the boundaries a little bit and I think I had fun watching my mom laugh.

For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy.

I don't believe in organized religion - I dealt with them hand in hand, and a whole bunch of Catholic priests tried to molest me. Telling me I was gay and I should go home with them and stuff.

I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.

I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes.

Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion.

I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.

But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.

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