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   Catholic

   /ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. of the Roman Catholic faith.
   • ▪ of or including all Christians.
   • ▪ relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church: "the Church of England must not compromise its Catholic principles"

   noun

   • 1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French catholique or late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos ‘universal’, from kata ‘in respect of’ + holos ‘whole’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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