catholic

Other forms of catholic

plural

catholics·

comparative

catholicer·

superlative

catholicest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about catholic

What does catholic mean?

catholic means "of or relating to or supporting Catholicism". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in catholic?

catholic has 2 syllables: cat-holic. The stress falls on "cat". In IPA it is /ˈkæθlɪk/.

Is catholic a common word?

catholic is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with catholic?

1 word rhymes with catholic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.