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catholic n.天主教徒 adj.天主教的 When it entered the English language in the sixteenth century, catholic simply meant "general" or "common." Applied to the Western Church, it essentially meant "the Church universal," or the whole body of Christian believers, as opposed to separate congregations. After the Reformation, the Western Church called itself the Catholic Church to distinguish itself from communities of faith that were no longer obedient to Rome. This usage remains the most common, although you can still use catholic to mean general. 1[ADJ 形容词]See also:Anglo-Catholic；(罗马)天主教的 The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.   [usu ADJ n]...the Catholic Church.天主教教堂...Catholic priests.天主教神父...the Catholic faith.天主教信仰2[N-COUNT 可数名词]天主教信徒 A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church. At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics.墨西哥人至少有9/10是受洗的天主教徒。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广泛的；种类繁多的 If you describe a collection of things or people as catholic, you are emphasizing that they are very varied. He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。

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['kæθəlik] When capitalized, Catholic refers to the Catholic Church. With a lower-case "c," catholic means "universal" and "inclusive." If you listen to anything from hip-hop to Baroque, you have catholic taste in music. ★★★☆☆

英语单词	catholic
英美音标	['kæθəlik]
中文释义	n.天主教徒 adj.天主教的
vocabulary简明	When capitalized, Catholic refers to the Catholic Church. With a lower-case "c," catholic means "universal" and "inclusive." If you listen to anything from hip-hop to Baroque, you have catholic taste in music.
vocabulary扩展	When it entered the English language in the sixteenth century, catholic simply meant "general" or "common." Applied to the Western Church, it essentially meant "the Church universal," or the whole body of Christian believers, as opposed to separate congregations. After the Reformation, the Western Church called itself the Catholic Church to distinguish itself from communities of faith that were no longer obedient to Rome. This usage remains the most common, although you can still use catholic to mean general.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]See also:Anglo-Catholic ；(罗马)天主教的 The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome. [usu ADJ n] ...the Catholic Church. 天主教教堂 ...Catholic priests. 天主教神父 ...the Catholic faith. 天主教信仰 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]天主教信徒 A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church. At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics. 墨西哥人至少有9/10是受洗的天主教徒。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广泛的；种类繁多的 If you describe a collection of things or people as catholic, you are emphasizing that they are very varied. He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts. 他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。

Catholic Church Meant Western Christian Rome Kæθəlik N.天主教徒