transcription, транскрипция: [ kæθlɪk ]
( Catholics)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
...the Catholic Church.
...Catholic priests.
...the Catholic faith.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
see also Anglo-Catholic
2.
A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church.
At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics.
N-COUNT
3.
If you describe a collection of things or people as catholic , you are emphasizing that they are very varied.
He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
= wide
ADJ