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CATHOLICITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being universal; existing everywhere
Synonyms:
catholicity; universality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("catholicity" is a kind of...):
generality (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability)
Derivation:
catholic (free from provincial prejudices or attachments)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
Synonyms:
Catholicism; Catholicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Catholicity" is a kind of...):
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Catholicity"):
papism; Roman Catholicism; Romanism (the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome)
Eastern Catholicism (the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem)
