catholicity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English catholic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English catholicity From catholic + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
This attitude of openness to truth, which is at the same time both one and diverse, profoundly expresses the catholicity of the Church, for she embraces the entire human family yet is also immersed in the concrete situations of peoples and cultures.
2026, Pope Leo XIV, chapter 1, in Magnifica humanitas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catholicities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
universality · comprehensiveness
Translations (19)
pl uniwersalność (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · gl catolicidade (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · gv co-chadjinys (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · ro catolicitate (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · it cattolicità (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · io katolikeso (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · pl wszechstronność (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · pl powszechność (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · gl universalidade (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · de Katholikentum (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · de Katholizität (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · pl szerokość (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · ga caitliceacht (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · fr catholicité (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · eo katolikeco (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · grc καθολικότης (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · ca catolicitat (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · pl rozległość (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive) · pt universalidade (the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive)