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catholicity

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Word definitions for catholicity in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive 2 Catholicism

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Catholicity \Cath`o*lic"i*ty\, n. The state or quality of being catholic; universality. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1830, "catholicism," from catholic + -ity . Meaning "quality of being inclusive or comprehensive" is by 1843.\n

Usage examples of catholicity.

The church being free, and the state harmonizing with her, catholicity has, in the freedom of both, all the protection it needs, all the security it can ask, and all the support it can, in the nature of the case receive from external institutions, or from social and political organizations.

With this the Catholic, who knows what Catholicity means, is of course satisfied, for it gives the church all the advantage over the sects of the real over the unreal.

Michael's catholicity is at the bottom of his backsliding, ye'll find, if ye look closely into the maiter.

Reynolds and Groves looked at him in shocked disbelief, possibly awed by the catholicity of Andrea's taste, more probably astonished by the insensitivity of a man who could eat so heartily only a few hours after the death of one of his comrades.

Strauss had succumbed but not the ancient, who to demonstrate his catholicity of taste was now giving a ghoulish rendering of The bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond'.

And, then, there was another thing that I do not know how better to describe than by calling it the true catholicity, the true humility, and the true hospitality of the man.

The vaults and galleries of female clothing, their catholicity of cut and colour, surprised and impressed him.

These reflected the catholicity of his tastes, for they presented every variety of architectural style—.