catholic

Etymology
From, from , from , from +.

Adjective

 * 1) Universal; all-encompassing.
 * 2) * 1624,, , Meditation XVII., in The Works of John Donne, vol. 3, ed. Henry Alford, London: John W. Parker (1839), pp. 574-5:
 * The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all.
 * 1) * 1995, Brian D. Crandall & Peter W. Stahl, Human Digestive Effects on a Micromammalian Skeleton, Journal of Archaeological Science (1995) 22, 789-797:
 * This semifossorial mammal tends to reside in areas with herbaceous cover, frequenting runways in the upper soil horizons where it feeds on a highly catholic diet of animal and plant materials
 * 1)  Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.
 * 2)   Embracing all.
 * 3)  Universally applicable.
 * 4) Of universal human interest or use.
 * 1)  Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.
 * 2)   Embracing all.
 * 3)  Universally applicable.
 * 4) Of universal human interest or use.
 * 1)  Universally applicable.
 * 2) Of universal human interest or use.
 * 1) Of universal human interest or use.

Usage notes

 * can also be used to refer to things.

Translations

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 * German:, ,