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Catholic vs Marxism - What's the difference?

catholic | marxism |

As nouns the difference between catholic and marxism

is that catholic is a member of a Catholic church while Marxism is the socialist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; scientific socialism.

As an adjective catholic

is universal; all-encompassing.

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

    marxism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The socialist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; .
  • The socialist ideology of the followers of Karl Marx; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.

    • See also

    * Marxism-Leninism * capitalism * communism * feudalism English eponyms English words suffixed with -ism