catholicity
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- noun
- /ˌkæθəˈlɪsɪti/
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catolicidad
- The catholicity of the Church includes a rich variety of beliefs and rituals.
- the Church's catholicity
- catholicity and apostolicity
- holiness, catholicity
Examples
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Miller shows how the theological depth of catholicity can counter this tendency and help us understand what catholicity means in a globalized world.
Academic text (2008) -
Beyond this, we also need to reconnect particular assemblies with the larger stream of faithful practices to which all congregations are beholden in their catholicity (i.e., wholeness or integrity).
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If we are to take stability seriously, however, our catholicity cannot be mere cosmopolitanism.
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Which among these forms are legitimate expressions within that diversity that lies at the core of the church's catholicity?
Academic text (2015) -
These steps toward a fuller communion would also witness to a renewed, more inclusive catholicity.
Academic text (2015) -
Therefore, every possible way must be open to include our separated brethren in the Church's catholicity.
Academic text (2013) -
While diversity is a gift of God, the unity and catholicity of the church means that each local church should be in communion with all the other local churches.
Academic text (2015) -
How does communion interpret the oneness, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity of the church?
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To meet these mistaken judgments, de Lubac set out to show from the Tradition how one of the central meanings of the Church's catholicity is precisely that it addresses all aspects of human life.
Academic text (1990) -
Understanding the catholicity of Catholic teachings is essential for a complete faith experience.
Synonyms
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5.5
The Christian religion and practices led by the pope in Rome
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3.9
A Christian religion led by the Pope in Rome
How Catholic
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Morphology
Etymology
Catholicity comes from the Greek katholikos, which means 'universal' or 'whole', and was used for the Christian church that saw itself as one worldwide body; so catholicity can mean the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church.