Catholic

Signification

Adj

1. Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
2. Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
3. Alternative letter-case form of catholic

Noun

A member of a Catholic church.

Coupé comme

Cath‧o‧lic

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/

Étymologie

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

Phrases

They apparently bombarded Sion Fort whenever they had a disagreement with the Catholic clergy !

Ils ont apparemment bombardé Sion Fort chaque fois qu'ils avaient un désaccord avec le clergé catholique!