Catholic

大学

天主教徒

发音

US /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/

词形变化

Catholics 复数 Catholics more Catholic 比较级 most Catholic 最高级

别名

Catholick Catlick cath Cath. catholic

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.

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  2. 2.

    A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.

    A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).

    The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.

    Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars.

  2. 2.

    Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.

    Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

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    The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.

    Catholic churches are adorned differently from Protestant ones.

  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of catholic.

name
  1. 1.

    A surname.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

christian

下位词 8

pope pontiff Roman Catholic bishop of Rome Greek Catholic Uniat Uniate Vicar of Christ

整体词 1

Catholic Church
形容词

近义相关 1

broad-minded

相关短语

Roman Catholic 天主教徒；天主教会的；罗马天主教的 Catholic twins Catholic Church 大公教会；天主教；天主教会；天主教堂 Catholic Churches Catholic twin catholic creditor catholic creditors catholic epistles Catholic Epistles 大公书信 Catholic Epistle catholic epistle Catholic Island Catholic frog

词源

From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).

来源：wiktionary