catholicus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

catholicus (feminine catholica, neuter catholicum, comparative catholicior, superlative catholicissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes and proclivities.
  2. universal
  3. Catholic:
    1. (strictly) relating to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, headed by the Pope
    2. (loosely) relating to an occidental denomination of the Christian religion distinct from those categorised as Protestant

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative catholicus catholica catholicum catholicī catholicae catholica
genitive catholicī catholicae catholicī catholicōrum catholicārum catholicōrum
dative catholicō catholicae catholicō catholicīs
accusative catholicum catholicam catholicum catholicōs catholicās catholica
ablative catholicō catholicā catholicō catholicīs
vocative catholice catholica catholicum catholicī catholicae catholica

Descendants

References

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