Catholicity
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
First: The 20th century’s bright lines between photographic genres, which made Avedon so anxious and led critics to dismiss all his imagery as one big Vogue shoot, had dissolved into the 21st century’s low-drama catholicity.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
For visitors returning after five months, the catholicity of these galleries will be a treat.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020
It would be hard to top the catholicity of discovery provided by this eclectic collection of scientists.
From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2013
It is a measure of this fine first novel's catholicity � with a lower-case c� that the choice seems almost irrelevant.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
In fact, a hyenas catholicity of taste is so indiscriminate it nearly forces admiration.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.