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Catholic vs Buddhist - What's the difference?

catholic | buddhist |

As nouns the difference between catholic and buddhist

is that catholic is a member of a catholic church while buddhist is buddhist.

As an adjective catholic

is of the western christian church, as differentiated from eg the orthodox church.

catholic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Universal; all-encompassing.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.29:
    • Essentially, and in idea, the empire, in the minds of the Romans, was world-wide. This conception descended to the Church, which was ‘Catholic ’ in spite of Buddhists, Confucians, and (later) Muhammadans.
  • Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal.
    • He has catholic tastes.

    • Synonyms

    * universal

    buddhist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism

    • Related terms

    * buddha, Buddha * Buddhism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
  • A follower of the Nepalese religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

    • Hypernyms

    * religionist

    Derived terms

    * Buddhistic