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catholically

catholically adverb: in a catholic manner.

Adverb (1)

catholically (comparative more catholically, superlative most catholically)

  1. In a catholic manner.

Adverb (2) capitalized: Catholically

Catholically (comparative more Catholically, superlative most Catholically)

  1. In a Catholic manner; in terms of Catholicism.
    Synonyms:
    Catholicly

Synonyms of catholically

Forms of catholically

comparativemore catholically
superlativemost catholically
comparativemore Catholically
superlativemost Catholically

Origin of catholically

From catholic + -ally.

From Catholic + -ally.

Questions about catholically

What does catholically mean?
Catholically means in a catholic manner.
What part of speech is catholically?
Catholically is an adverb.

Words near catholically in the dictionary

  1. Catholic Island
  2. Catholic twin
  3. Catholic twins
  4. catholica
  5. catholical
  6. catholically
  7. catholicalness
  8. catholicate
  9. catholicates
  10. Catholicisation
  11. catholicise

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