cath•o•lic(kath´əlik, kath´lik) adj.

 1 of general scope or value; all-inclusive; universal
 2 broad in sympathies, tastes, or understanding; liberal
 3 [often C-] of the Christian church as a whole; specif., of the ancient, undivided Christian church
 4 [C-] of the Christian church headed by the pope; Roman Catholic
 5 [C-] of any of the orthodox Christian churches, including the Roman, Greek Orthodox, Anglo-Catholic, etc., as distinguished from the Reformed or Protestant churches
—n.
 1 [often C-] a member of the universal Christian church
 2 [C-] a member of any of the Catholic churches; esp., a Roman Catholic
—cathol·ically (kəthäl´ikəlē) adv.