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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Catholic \Cath"o*lic\, n.
1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in
common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
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2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman
Catholic.
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{Old Catholic}, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the
Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character
of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp.
that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary
to the ancient Catholic faith.
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