名詞 catholic:

1. a member of a Catholic church

形容詞 catholic:

1. of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
2. free from provincial prejudices or attachments

1. He was a Catholic but didn't practise (his religion).
   他那時是天主教徒，但并不實踐信仰。
2. Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
   天主教神父發(fā)誓不結(jié)婚。
3. He's (a) Roman Catholic.
   他是天主教徒。
4. I was baptized a Catholic.
   我曾受洗禮成為天主教徒。
5. She was born and bred a Catholic.
   她一出生就受到天主教的熏陶。
6. She was a devout catholic.
   她曾是個虔誠的天主教徒。
7. The atom bomb is of catholic concern.
   原子彈受到普遍的關注。

cath.o.lic

adj.（形容詞）
Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive:
廣泛的：范圍廣闊或自由的；廣泛的：
例句：
.The 00-odd pages of formulas and constants are surely the most catholic to be found.(Scientific American)
.這一百頁的公式和常數(shù)無疑是目前所見最廣博的.(科學美國人)

Including or concerning all humankind; universal:
全人類的，世界的：包括或涉及所有人類的；宇宙的：
例句：
.what was of catholic rather than national interest.(J.A. Froude)
.是關于人類的利益的而不是民族的利益的.(J.A.弗勞德)

Catholic Abbr. C.
Catholic 縮寫 C.
Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church.
羅馬天主教教堂的：羅馬天主教教堂的或涉及羅馬天主教教堂的
Of or relating to the universal Christian church.
全世界的基督教教堂的：全世界的基督教教堂的或有關全世界的基督教教堂的
Of or relating to the ancient undivided Christian church.
古代未分裂的基督教堂的：古代未分裂的基督教堂的或有關這種教堂的
Of or relating to those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient undivided church.
那些聲稱是古代未分裂教堂的代表的教堂的或有關那些教堂
n.（名詞）
Catholic 縮寫 C
A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.
教徒：教會的成員，尤指羅馬天主教會

來源：
Middle English catholik [universally accepted]
中古英語 catholik [普遍接受的]
from Old French catholique
源自 古法語 catholique
from Latin catholicus [universal]
源自 拉丁語 catholicus [普遍的]
from Greek katholikos
源自 希臘語 katholikos
from katholou [in general]
源自 katholou [總體上]
kat-, kata- [down, along, according to] * see cata-
kat-, kata- [下，沿著，根據(jù)] *參見 cata-
holou [from neuter genitive of] holos [whole] * see sol-
holou [] 源自holos的中性所有格 [整個] *參見 sol-

【引伸】
cathol.ically