catholic

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Catholic

Universal; all-encompassing.

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1624, (w), ''(w)'', Meditation XVII., in ''The Works of John Donne'', vol. 3, ed. Henry Alford, London: John W. Parker (1839), pp. 574-5:

The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all.

{{quote-text|en|year=1946|author=Bertrand Russell|title=History of Western Philosophy|section=I.29
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1995, Brian D. Crandall & Peter W. Stahl, ''Human Digestive Effects on a Micromammalian Skeleton'', Journal of Archaeological Science (1995) 22, 789-797:

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 (..)

(alternative case form of).
Common or prevalent; ''especially'' universally prevalent.
(senseid) Embracing all.
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{{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Simon Winchester|title=The Meaning of Everything; The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=72
Universally applicable.
Of universal human interest or use.
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