how to pronounce catholic

/ˈkæθlɪk/

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An example use of catholic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this rejection of the Catholic Church as …”

meanings of catholic

adjective:

Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal.
Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.
Universal; all-encompassing.
Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
Alternative letter-case form of catholic.

noun:

A member of a Catholic church.

catholic frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word catholic occurs in english on average 35.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics catholic can be related to

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