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Catholic — is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective ] [cite web url=http://www.ilflutheran.org/page11.html publisher=International Lutheran Fellowship title=Nicene Creed accessdate=2007 06 24] The Orthodox Churches share some of the concerns about… … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. [1913 Webster] {Old Catholic}, the name… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catholic — Cath o*lic (k[a^]th [ o]*[i^]k), 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. [1913 Webster] Men of other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catholic — adjective Etymology: Middle English catholik, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French catholique, from Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos universal, general, from katholou in general, from kata by + holos whole more at cata ,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Catholic — noun Date: 15th century 1. a person who belongs to the universal Christian church 2. a member of a Catholic church; especially Roman Catholic … New Collegiate Dictionary
Catholic League (U.S.) — Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Logo of the Catholic League Abbreviation CL Formation 1973 Type NGO Leg … Wikipedia
Catholic University — may mean the university founded and operated by the Catholic Church. By a census of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, the total number of catholic universities and university level institutes around the world is 1,358.However the… … Wikipedia
Catholic social teaching — encompasses aspects of Catholic doctrine relating to matters dealing with the collective welfare of humanity. The foundations of modern Catholic social teaching are widely considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII s 1891 encyclical letter… … Wikipedia
Catholic Answers — Catholic Answers, based in El Cajon, California, is one of the largest lay run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization in the United States. It publishes [http://www.catholic.com/magazines.asp This Rock ] , a ten issue a year… … Wikipedia
Catholic teachings on sexual morality — draw from natural law, Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition and are promulgated authoritatively by the Magisterium. Sexual morality evaluates the goodness of sexual behavior, and often provides general principles by which Catholics are able to… … Wikipedia
Catholic High School (New Iberia, Louisiana) — Catholic High School of New Iberia, Louisiana, was opened in 1957 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and is located on De La Salle Drive, a road named after Jean Baptiste de la Salle, the man who founded the Brothers in 1680. De la Salle,… … Wikipedia
