Definition of Catholicity. Meaning of Catholicity. Synonyms of Catholicity

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Definition of Catholicity

Catholicity
Catholicity Cath`o*lic"i*ty, n. 1. The state or quality of being catholic; universality. 2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism. 3. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy. 4. Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.

Meaning of Catholicity from wikipedia

- Catholicity (from Ancient Gr****: καθολικός, romanized: katholikós, lit. 'general', 'universal', via Latin: catholicus) is a concept of pertaining to beliefs...
- teachings of the First Four E****enical Councils as the yardstick of catholicity, the teaching of the Church Fathers and Catholic bishops, and informed...
- doctrine of the Catholicity of the Church, as derived from the Nicene Creed, is essential to Eastern Orthodox ecclesiology. The term Catholicity of the Church...
- believed everywhere, always, and by all." Distinguishing beliefs of Catholicity, the beliefs of most Christians who call themselves "Catholic", include...
- F., Villanova University, General Editor, Catholicity Series". CLAS IT. clasit.org. "Series - Catholicity in an Evolving Universe". Archived from the...
- The Catholic Church in Canada, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has a decentralised structure, meaning each diocesan bishop is autonomous...
- and more in unity, for the simple reason that the principle of total catholicity and total unity is already intrinsic to it." Conclave capitulation Donation...
- Lutherans or Lutherans of Evangelical Catholic churchmanship stressing the catholicity of historic Lutheranism in liturgy (such as the M****), beliefs (such...
- to the church's catholicity ... and we make progress toward unity when the denominations share their distinctive patterns of catholicity with one another"...
- churches 'unified in a common effort shows all the more resplendently the catholicity of the undivided Church'.(cf. Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution...