catholic

英 [ˈkæθlɪk]

美 [ˈkæθlɪk]

adj.  全体基督教徒的; 基督教会的; 包罗万象的; 广泛的

复数：catholics　

高考CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.3 / BNC.2595 / COCA.1757

牛津词典

adj.

adj.

• 全体基督教徒的；基督教会的
  connected with all Christians or the whole Christian Church
• 包罗万象的；广泛的
  including many or most things
  1. to have catholic tastes (= to like many different things)
     爱好广泛的

柯林斯词典

• See also:...the Catholic Church....Catholic priests....the Catholic faith.Anglo-Catholic
• N-COUNT 天主教信徒
  ACatholicis a member of the Catholic Church.
  1. At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics.
     墨西哥人至少有9/10是受洗的天主教徒。
• ADJ-GRADED 广泛的;种类繁多的
  If you describe a collection of things or people ascatholic, you are emphasizing that they are very varied.
  1. He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
     他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。

英英释义

adj

• free from provincial prejudices or attachments
  1. catholic in one's tastes

双语例句

• He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982
  他于1982年被任命为天主教司铎。
• He had been ordained as a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church.
  他被任命为天主教的助祭。
• Like her, Maria was a Roman Catholic.
  和她一样，玛丽亚也是天主教徒。
• For me the religion I live and use to worship God is the Catholic religion.
  对我来说我所生活和用来崇拜上帝的信仰是天主教。
• He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.
  他最近才皈依天主教，是一名狂热的信徒。
• He hated the Roman Catholic church.
  他憎恨罗马天主教。
• They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
  他们开始残酷迫害天主教。
• a Catholic novelist in the tradition of Graham Greene.
  与格雷厄姆·格林一脉相承的天主教小说家
• Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.
  德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。
• Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.
  托马斯先生是在天主教修女创办的学校接受的教育。