Catholic1. (a.) Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
2. (a.) Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
3. (a.) of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
4. (n.) A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
5. (n.) An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
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