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Catholic vs Celtic - What's the difference?

catholic | celtic |

As adjectives the difference between catholic and celtic

is that catholic is universal; all-encompassing while Celtic is of the Celts; Of the style of the Celts.

As a noun Catholic

is a member of a Catholic church.

As a proper noun Celtic is

a branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over western and central Europe in the pre-Christian era.

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

    celtic

    English

    (wikipedia Celtic)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over western and central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
  • Any one of several sports teams. See for a list.

    • Hyponyms

    * (branch of Indo-European) Brythonic, Goidelic

    Derived terms

    * Italo-Celtic * Proto-Celtic

    See also

    *

    External links

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the Celts; Of the style of the Celts

    • Related terms

    * Celt