LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

catholicus

catholicus (feminine catholica, neuter catholicum, comparative catholicior, superlative catholicissimus)
Classical[kaˈtʰɔ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtɔː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecatholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes and proclivities.
  2. adjectiveuniversal
  3. adjectiverelating to the Catholic Church, headed by the Pope
  4. adjectivebroadlyrelating to an occidental denomination of the Christian religion distinct from those categorised as Protestant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecatholicuscatholicacatholicum
genitivecatholicīcatholicaecatholicī
dativecatholicōcatholicaecatholicō
accusativecatholicumcatholicamcatholicum
ablativecatholicōcatholicācatholicō
vocativecatholicecatholicacatholicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecatholicīcatholicaecatholica
genitivecatholicōrumcatholicārumcatholicōrum
dativecatholicīscatholicīscatholicīs
accusativecatholicōscatholicāscatholica
ablativecatholicīscatholicīscatholicīs
vocativecatholicīcatholicaecatholica

căthŏlĭcus (catholicus, Prud. Apoth. 70), a, um, adj., = καθολικός,
I. universal, relating to all (post - Aug.; in Quint. 2, 13, 14 as Greek, transl. by universalis and perpetualis; cf. Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 5, 46): catholica et summa bonitas Dei, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 17.—Adv.: căthŏlĭcē: in medium proferre. Tert. Praescr. 26.—More freq. subst.: căthŏlĭca, ōrum. n., the universe: anne caelestes dii catholicorum dominantur? App. Trism. 39, p. 100, 13: catholica siderum, general properties, Plin. 1, epit. 2, n. 15; so, fulgurum, id. n. 55 —
II. Orthodox, catholic (eccl. Lat.): fides, Prud. στεφ. 11, 24 et saep.: ecclesia, Cod. Th. 16, 5, 47 al.—Adv.: căthŏlĭcē: dictum, Hier. in Ruf. 2, 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).

Descendants
  • Catalancatòlic
  • Germankatholisch
  • Italiancattolico
  • Occitancatolic
  • Englishcatholicfrom Old French catholique
  • EnglishCatholicfrom Old French catholique
  • Frenchcatholiquefrom Old French catholique
  • Portuguesecatólico
  • Romaniancatolic
  • Spanishcatólico

In English words that came into English from catholicus

  • Catholiccatholicus

Quick answers

What does catholicus mean in Latin?
catholicus, a adjective, means “catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes and proclivities.; universal”.
How do you pronounce catholicus?
In classical Latin, [kaˈtʰɔ.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtɔː.li.kus].