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catholic

[kath-uh-lik, kath-lik] / ˈkæθ ə lɪk, ˈkæθ lɪk /


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Church officials have said that they do not expect an impact to diocese-run elementary and high schools along with catholic charities and other area affiliates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2025

He later emigrated to the US, along with other puritan pilgrims, perhaps as a result of the catholic practices being reintroduced by King Charles I, Mr Butt said.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2025

When she spoke to wide audiences, her language was careful and catholic; one often had the sense that she was trying to say as little as possible beyond her talking points.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2024

Ms. Pressman’s eye was impeccable, and her tastes were catholic.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2024

But a strange and catholic selection of citizens tiptoed to the chapel door and peered in and went away—lawyers and laborers and clerks and bank tellers, most of them past middle age.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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