| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| catholic, Catholic |
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| Use catholic to mean generally widespread, universally held or practiced, broadly understood or accepted: He has catholic interests in music; he likes all kinds. Use Catholic with a capital C to refer to the Roman Catholic Church or, with careful distinctions, to some other Christian churches. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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