n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' tho ̇ -li-ko ̇ s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -i · cos · es \ -ko ̇ -s ə z \ or -i · coi \ - ˌ ko ̇ i \
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Late Greek katholikos, from Greek, general
Date: 1878
: a primate of certain Eastern churches and especially of the Armenian or of the Nestorian church