(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
...the ~ Church.
...~ priests.
...the ~ faith.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
see also Anglo-~
2.
A ~ is a member of the ~ Church.
At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised ~s.
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