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The word catholic is from the Greek kat-holikos, according to the whole. It means all-inclusive.

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Catholic is derived from the Greek word for "universal".

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It is of Greek origin: καθολικός (katholikos) = "Universal," i.e. encompassing everything and everyone.

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