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catholic

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "catholic" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
8 characters
English (US)
1syllable

catholic

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, catholic is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofcatholic

1adjective
  • Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.

    Example: "Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars."

  • Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

    Example: "Catholic churches are built differently than Protestant ones."

1adjective
  • Universal; all-encompassing.

    Synonyms: universal

  • Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal.

    Synonyms: eclectic

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