🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

가톨릭

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gatollik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Catholic/ˈkæθ.əl.ɪk/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 가톨릭 가정에서 자랐습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the Roman Catholic Church or its members.

    "She was raised in a Catholic family and attended church every Sunday."
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

    "As a Catholic, he follows the teachings and traditions of the Church."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Catholic' originates from the Greek word 'katholikos', meaning 'universal'. It was first used in the early Christian church to denote the universality of the faith and has evolved to refer specifically to the Roman Catholic Church and its followers.

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