— catholically, catholicly /keuh thol"ik lee/ , adv. — catholicalness, catholicness , n.
/kath"euh lik, kath"lik/ , adj.
1. broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal.
2. universal in extent; involving all; of interest to all.
3. pertaining to the whole Christian body or church.
[ 1300-1350; ME catholicus katholikós general, equiv. to kathól ( ou ) universally (contr. of phrase katà hólou according to the whole; see CATA-, HOLO-) + -ikos -IC ]