Definition of "catholic" in English

adjective

1. Universal; all-encompassing.

   • The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all.
   • This semifossorial mammal tends to reside in areas with herbaceous cover, frequenting runways in the upper soil horizons where it feeds on a highly catholic diet of animal and plant materials […]

2. Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.

3. (obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.

4. (usually of people and their feelings, tastes, etc.) Embracing all.

5. (of medicines or remedies, obsolete) Universally applicable.

6. Of universal human interest or use.