Catholic (term)
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Catholic (term)
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The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase καθόλου (katholou) 'on the whole, according to the whole, in general', and is a combination of the Greek words κατά (kata) 'about' and ὅλος (holos) 'whole'. The first known use of "Catholic" was by the church father Saint Ignatius of Antioch in his Letter to the Smyrnaeans. In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. The word in English can mean either "of the Catholic faith" or "relating to the historic doctr
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Term in Christianity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_(term)
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2023-12-02T18:31:11Z
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