Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Catholic
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of
cat- for cata- before the aspirate, occurring in words of Greek origin. - noun An abbreviation of
Catholic . - noun An abbreviation of cathedral.
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Paris, 1890-1909), IV, 1582-94; SCIWICKERATH, Attitude of the Jesuits in the trials for witchcraft in American Cath.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Cath., s.v. Chreme, where many references are given to patristic passages in which the word occurs.)
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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