| Catholic | |
| 1. adj. Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church. | |
| Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars. | |
| 2. adj. Of the Roman Catholic church in particular. | |
| The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one. | |
| Catholic churches are built differently than Protestant ones. | |
| 3. adj. alternative case form of catholic | |
| 4. n. A member of a Catholic church. | |
| The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic. | |
| 5. adj. Universal; all-encompassing. | |
| 6. adj. Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal. | |
| 7. adj. alternative case form of Catholic | |
