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Catholic vs Theatines - What's the difference?

catholic | theatines |

As nouns the difference between catholic and theatines

is that catholic is a member of a Catholic church while Theatines is plural of Theatine.

As an adjective catholic

is universal; all-encompassing.

As a proper noun Theatines is

a Catholic order established in 1524 in Italy, which consisted of monks and later, nuns, under the direction of the monks.

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

    theatines

    English

    (wikipedia Theatines)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (religion) A Catholic order established in 1524 in Italy, which consisted of monks and later, nuns, under the direction of the monks.

    • Noun

    (head)