Catholic

== English == === Etymology === From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ (Standard Southern British, Northern England, Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/ (th-fronting) IPA(key): /ˈkaf(ə)lɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɛθ(ə)lɪk/ Rhymes: -æθəlɪk, -æθlɪk Hyphenation: Cath‧o‧lic === Adjective === Catholic (comparative more Catholic, superlative most Catholic) Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church. Hypernym: Christian Coordinate term: Orthodox Of the Roman Catholic church in particular. Hypernym: Christian Coordinate terms: Orthodox, Protestant Alternative letter-case form of catholic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Catholic (plural Catholics) A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church. Hypernyms: Christian < religionist < person Hyponyms: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Quaker Coordinate term: Orthodox (elliptically, often) A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church). Synonym: Roman Catholic Coordinate terms: Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Quaker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Catholic A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Catholic is the 160975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100 individuals. Catholic is most common among Black/African-American (92%) individuals. === Anagrams === Chilcoat