catholicity

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noun

The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

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universalitycomprehensivenessCatholicism
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Meanings

catholicity1

nouncatholicity (usually uncountable, plural catholicities)

plural catholicities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

    This attitude of openness to truth, which is at the same time both one and diverse, profoundly expresses the catholicity of the Church, for she embraces the entire human family yet is also immersed in the concrete situations of peoples and cultures.

    2026, Pope Leo XIV, chapter 1, in Magnifica humanitas

    Synonyms: universality, comprehensiveness

Catholicity2

nounCatholicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCatholicism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

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universalitycomprehensiveness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

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Catholicism
Broader
ChristianityChristian religion

nounthe quality of being universal; existing everywhere

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universality
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generalitygeneralizabilitygeneralisability
Also see
catholicismcatholicnessgenericityuniversality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

catholicity · noun

From catholic + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Catholicity · noun

From Catholic + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek καθολικότης
  • καθολικότης (katholikótēs)the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Catalan catolicitat
  • catolicitatthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Esperanto katolikeco
  • katolikecothe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
French catholicité
  • catholicitéthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
German Katholizität, Katholikentum
  • Katholizitätthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
  • Katholikentumthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Irish caitliceacht
  • caitliceachtthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Italian cattolicità
  • cattolicitàthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Polish rozległość, szerokość
  • rozległośćthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
  • szerokośćthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
  • wszechstronnośćthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
  • powszechnośćthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
  • uniwersalnośćthe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Portuguese universalidade
  • universalidadethe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Romanian catolicitate
  • catolicitatethe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive
Cite this entry
APA

catholicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicity

MLA

“catholicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catholicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicity.

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