catholicity noun. [kaƟǝ'lɪsɪti] In sense 3 Catholicity. E19.
[from CATHOLIC + -ITY: cf. French catholicité.]
1. The quality of having sympathies with all or being all-embracing; broad-mindedness, tolerance. E19.
■ H. Reed It is important to cultivate a true catholicity of taste.

2. Universality; universal prevalence or recognition. E19.

3. The character of belonging to or being in accordance with a Catholic Church; spec. Roman Catholicism. E19.
■ E. B. Pusey They wish to claim for the English Church the character of Catholicity.

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