CATHOLICITY

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The state or quality of being catholic; universality.

2.
n.

Liberality of sentiments; catholicism.

3.
n.

Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.

4.
n.

Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.