Catholic

//ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk//

Synonyms for "catholic" (110 found)

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Related words (55)

Noun(2 words)
latinroman catholic

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related to

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Translations

203 translations across 66 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • katolik adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katolike adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katolik noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katolike noun (member of a Catholic church)

Arabic

4 entries
  • جَاثَلِيقِيّ adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • جَاثَلِيقِيّ adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • كَاتُولِيكِيّ adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • كَاتُولِيكِيّ adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կաթոլիկ noun (member of a Catholic church)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • catolic adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catolicheascã adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catolichescu adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catolicã adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Asturian

1 entries
  • católicu adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • каталі́к noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • като́лік noun (member of a Catholic church)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • католически adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • католик noun (member of a Catholic church)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ကက်သလစ် adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • ကက်သလစ် adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Catalan

3 entries
  • catòlic adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • catòlic adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catòlic noun (member of a Catholic church)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 天主 adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • 天主教 adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • 天主教徒 noun (member of a Catholic church)

Czech

4 entries
  • katolický adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolický adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katolička noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katolík noun (member of a Catholic church)

Danish

2 entries
  • katolsk adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolik noun (member of a Catholic church)

Dutch

3 entries
  • katholiek adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • rooms-katholiek adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katholiek noun (member of a Catholic church)

Emilian

3 entries
  • catòlgo adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • catòlgo adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catòlgo noun (member of a Catholic church)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • katolika adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolika adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katoliko noun (member of a Catholic church)

Farefare

1 entries
  • katolika adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Faroese

2 entries
  • katólskur adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolikkur noun (member of a Catholic church)

Finnish

4 entries
  • katolinen adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolinen adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • roomalaiskatolinen adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • roomalaiskatolinen adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

French

4 entries
  • catholique adj (universal)
  • catholique adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • catholique adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catholique noun (member of a Catholic church)

Galician

2 entries
  • católico adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • católico noun (member of a Catholic church)

German

4 entries
  • allumfassend adj (universal)
  • katholisch adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katholisch adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • umfassend adj (universal)

Greek

4 entries
  • καθολική adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • καθολικός adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • ρωμαιοκαθολική adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • ρωμαιοκαθολικός adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • קתולי adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • קתולי adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Hindi

3 entries
  • कैथोलिक adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • कैथोलिक adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • कैथोलिक noun (member of a Catholic church)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • katolikus adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolikus noun (member of a Catholic church)

Hunsrik

2 entries
  • katolisch adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katolisch adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • kaþólskur adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • kaþólikki noun (member of a Catholic church)

Ido

2 entries
  • katolika adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katoliko noun (member of a Catholic church)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • Katolik adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • Katolik Roma adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Katolik noun (member of a Catholic church)

Irish

3 entries
  • Caitliceach adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • Caitliceach adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Caitliceach noun (member of a Catholic church)

Italian

2 entries
  • cattolico adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • cattolico noun (member of a Catholic church)

Japanese

3 entries
  • カソリック adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • カトリック adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • 公教の adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • католик noun (member of a Catholic church)

Khmer

3 entries
  • កាតូលិក adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • កាតូលិក adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • កាតូលិក noun (member of a Catholic church)

Latin

1 entries
  • catholicus adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Latvian

3 entries
  • katolisks adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katoliete noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katolis noun (member of a Catholic church)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • katalikiška adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katalikiškas adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katalikas noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katalikė noun (member of a Catholic church)

Low German

2 entries
  • kathoolsch adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • kathoolsch adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Luganda

1 entries
  • omukatoliki adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • католички adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • римокатолички adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • католик noun (member of a Catholic church)

Malay

1 entries
  • Katolik adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Manx

1 entries
  • Catoleagh adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Māori

4 entries
  • Katorika adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Pikopō adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Katorika noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • Pikopō noun (member of a Catholic church)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • katolikk noun (member of a Catholic church)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • katolikk noun (member of a Catholic church)

Old Ruthenian

4 entries
  • като́ликъ noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • католи́чъка noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • кафо́ликъ noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • каѳо́ликъ noun (member of a Catholic church)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • католїк noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • католїкиня noun (member of a Catholic church)

Persian

1 entries
  • کاتولیک adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Polish

4 entries
  • katolicki adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • rzymskokatolicki adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katoliczka noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katolik noun (member of a Catholic church)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • católico adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • católico adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • católico noun (member of a Catholic church)

Romanian

4 entries
  • catolic adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • catolic adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catolică adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • catolic noun (member of a Catholic church)

Russian

3 entries
  • католи́ческий adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • като́лик noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • католи́чка noun (member of a Catholic church)

Samogitian

2 entries
  • katalėks noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • katalėkė noun (member of a Catholic church)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • Caitligeach adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • Catlaigeach adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • katolička adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • kȁtoličkī adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • ка̏толичкӣ adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • католичка adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Slovak

1 entries
  • katolícky adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Sogdian

1 entries
  • ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)

Spanish

4 entries
  • católico adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • católico romano adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • católica noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • católico noun (member of a Catholic church)

Swahili

3 entries
  • katoliki adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • katoliki adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Mkatoliki noun (member of a Catholic church)

Swedish

2 entries
  • katolsk adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • katolik noun (member of a Catholic church)

Thai

1 entries
  • คาทอลิก noun (member of a Catholic church)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • католи́цький adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • като́лик noun (member of a Catholic church)
  • католи́чка noun (member of a Catholic church)

Urdu

4 entries
  • کاتھولک adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • کاتھولک adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • کیتھولک adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • کیتھولک adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • كاتولىك adj (of the Roman Catholic church)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • Công giáo adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • người Công giáo noun (member of a Catholic church)

Welsh

4 entries
  • Catholig adj (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
  • Catholig adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Rhufeinig adj (of the Roman Catholic church)
  • Catholig noun (member of a Catholic church)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Even people who don't believe in the Catholic church venerate the Pope as a symbolic leader.

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Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.

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Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.

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The Catholic Church is opposed to divorce.

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