(kath′ə·lik, kath′lik) adjective
1. Broadminded, as in belief, tastes, or views; liberal; comprehensive; large.
2. Universal in reach; general. [<L catholicus <Gk. katholikos universal <kata- thoroughly + holos whole]
—ca·thol·i·cal·ly (kə·thol′ik·lē) adverb
—cath·o·lic·i·ty (kath′ə·lis′ə·tē) noun

(kath′ə·lik, kath′lik) adjective
1. Universal; of, pertaining to, belonging or addressed to all Christians: a Catholic epistle; the Catholic faith.
2. Describing the ancient, undivided Christian Church; in accordance with the decrees of the seven ecumenical councils; not heretical or schismatic: the Catholic fathers; a Catholic creed.
3. Designating the western or Latin Church as opposed to the eastern or Greek Church after their final separation in 1472; not Orthodox.
4. Describing those churches which, after the Reformation and in modern times, claim to have the apostolic doctrine, discipline, orders, and sacraments of the ancient undivided church, and including the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Old Catholic, and Roman Churches.
—noun
1. A member of the Catholic Church, in any of the above senses.
2. Specifically, a Roman Catholic.
—Cath·o·lic·i·ty (kath′ə·lis′ə·tē) noun