/ ˈkæθlɪk; NAmE / adjective
1.
Catholic = Roman Catholic :
Are they Catholic or Protestant?
a Catholic church
2.
(often Catholic ) ( technical ) connected with all Christians or the whole Christian Church
3.
( formal ) including many or most things :
to have catholic tastes (= to like many different things)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in senses 1 and 2): from Old French catholique or late Latin catholicus , from Greek katholikos universal, from kata in respect of + holos whole.