Synonyms for catholic
ˈkæθ ə lɪk, ˈkæθ lɪkcatholic

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1. catholicadjective

   Synonyms:
   universal

2. catholicadjective

   Of the Western Christian church, as opposed to the Orthodox church.

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

   Synonyms:
   universal

3. Catholicadjective

   Of the Roman Catholic church.

   The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.

   Synonyms:
   universal

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1. Catholicadjective

   a member of a Catholic church

   Antonyms:
   narrow-minded, narrow

2. Catholicadjective

   of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

   "the Catholic Church"

   Antonyms:
   narrow, narrow-minded

3. catholicadjective

   free from provincial prejudices or attachments

   "catholic in one's tastes"

   Antonyms:
   narrow-minded, narrow

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1. catholicadjective

   Synonyms:
   universal, general

2. catholicadjective

   Synonyms:
   liberal, tolerant, not bigoted, not exclusive, not sectarian

3. catholicadjective

   Synonyms:
   roman catholic

4. catholicnoun

   Synonyms:
   papist, roman Catholic

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1. catholicadjective

   Synonyms:
   universal, general, world-wide, liberal, tolerant, unsectarian, broad-minded, roman catholic, romish

   Antonyms:
   uncatholic, sectarian, local, narrow, noncatholic

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1. List of paraphrases for "catholic":

   catholique, católica, catholicism, katholieke, universiteit

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1. Walter Dillingham:

   Catholic foundations are an important sector in investments and many of them are quite successful, the growth rate was not just on the investment side, but the fundraising was also significant.

2. Henry Cuellar:

   As a lifelong Catholic, I have always been pro-life. As a Catholic, I do not support abortion, however, we can not have an outright ban. There must be exceptions in the case of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother, additionally, my faith does not allow me to support extreme positions such as late term or partial birth abortions. My faith is clear : abortion must be rare safe.

3. Roger McGuinn:

   I was raised a Roman Catholic and had to go to the eight o'clock Mass every morning and have communion and wear a tie, kind of like a restricted life style. Then in the '60s, we got wild and let it go and started looking in other places to see where God really was, and I came back to the Christian thing.

4. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   When I consecrate a new church in the Archdiocese, I often point to the altar and explain that the altar in every Catholic Church is the center of the universe, because Christ is the center of history.

5. Chad Pecknold:

   I think the Catholic faithful have a right to hope for this, and to express their concern for the soul of Mr. Biden.