Cathodic
(Ca*thod"ic) a. (Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous
influence. Marshall Hall.
Cat-hole
(Cat"-hole`) n. (Naut.) One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which
hawsers may be passed.
Catholic
(Cath"o*lic) a. [L. catholicus, Gr. kaqoliko`s, universal, general; kata` down, wholly + "o`los
whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.]
1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in so great and catholic a war.
Southey.
This epithet, which is applicable to the whole Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman Catholics
to belong especially to their church, and in popular usage is so limited.
2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular
church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.
Catholic
(Cath"o*lic), n.
1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian
church.
2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
Old Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic church, who denied
the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp. that concerning the
infallibility of the pope, as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith.
Catholical
(Ca*thol"i*cal) a. Catholic. [Obs.]
Catholicism
(Ca*thol"i*cism) n. [Cf. F. catholicisme.]
1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. Jer. Taylor.
2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
3. The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto.
4. The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.
Catholicity
(Cath`o*lic"i*ty) n.
1. The state or quality of being catholic; universality.
2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism.
3. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the
doctrine so held; orthodoxy.
4. Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.
