Catholic
A member of a Catholic churchA member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
» I went to a Catholic school.
Ich habe eine katholische Schule besucht.
Я ходил в католическую школу.
Я ходив до католицької школи.
Я ходила до католицької школи.
Meaning
2 sensesA member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
Katholik, Katholikin
като́ликkatólik, католи́чкаkatolíčka
като́ликkatólyk, католи́чкаkatolýčka
a member of a Catholic church
A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
(ellipsis, often)A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.
Examples
187 sentencesI went to a Catholic school.
Я ходив до католицької школи.
ruЯ ходил в католическую школу.
deIch habe eine katholische Schule besucht.
I think our neighbors are Catholic.
Мені здається, наші сусіди - католики.
Tom became a Catholic.
Том став католиком.
ruТом стал католиком.
deTom wurde Katholik.
I became a Catholic.
Я став католиком.
ruЯ стал католиком.
I'm not Catholic.
Я не католик.
ruЯ не католик.
deIch bin kein Katholik.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikóFrom Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).
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Forms
plural: CatholicsSynonyms
1 synonymsCollocations
3 patterns- to a catholic
- catholic school
- is a catholic