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/ka.tɔ.lik/

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Translation

Catholic

Word origin

From Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos ('universal'), from kata holou ('on the whole'). English 'catholic' keeps both the church sense and the older sense of wide-ranging.

Origin
Greek
Root
katholikos
English cognates
catholic

Grammar

Masc pluralcatholiques

Examples

.

He was raised in a Catholic family.

' .

There are many Catholic schools in the region.

.

This country is still very Catholic.

messe .

She attends the Catholic Sunday mass.

L' .

The village's Catholic church dates from the Middle Ages.

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This word is part of lesson 57.