(1):
(a.) Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
(2):
(n.) A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
(3):
(n.) An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
(4):
(a.) Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
(5):
(a.) Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.