CATHOLICS
Noun
Catholics
plural of Catholic
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Source: Wiktionary
CATHOLIC
Cath"o*lic, a. Etym: [L. catholicus, Gr. solid: cf. F. catholique.]
1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in so great and
catholic a war. Southey.
Note: This epithet, which is applicable to the whole Christian
church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman Catholics to belong
especially to their church, and in popular usage is so limited.
2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic
tastes.
3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the
Catholic emancipation act. Catholic epistles, the espistles of the
apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a
particular church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.
Cath"o*lic, n.
1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by
all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. Old
Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic
church, who denied the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council,
and Rejected its decrees, esp. that concerning the infallibility of
the pope, as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition