catholic
including a wide variety of things; broad in tastes, interests, or scope
Word origin: From Greek katholikos, universal (kata according to plus holos whole).
Catholic in a sentence
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Her catholic taste in music ranged from Baroque counterpoint to avant-garde jazz.
Her catholic reading habits ranged from medieval theology to contemporary crime fiction.
Using “catholic” well
When lowercased, catholic means broad and wide-ranging in scope or taste, unrelated to the religious sense. It is a positive description of inclusiveness.
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