Progression

catholicity (kath-uh-LIS-i-tee) adjective

1. Wide-ranging; universality.

2. Broad-mindedness; inclusiveness.

[From Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos (general), from kata (according to, by) + holou (whole). Ultimately from Indo-European root sol- (whole) that brought us words such as solid, salute, save, salvo, and soldier.]

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"[Broadcaster John Ebdon] notched up more than 1,000 broadcasts on topics that reflected the catholicity of his interests --they included astronomy, religion and poetry."
Obituaries: John Ebdon; The Times (London, UK); Mar 24, 2005.

This week's theme: words relating to religion.

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Posted by Keya at April 13, 2005 07:48 PM