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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
catholic, Catholic
 
 
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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