catholic
カトリックの
解説 Definition
Catholic は「カトリックの」という意味です。キリスト教の一派であるカトリック教会に関係する人・学校・教会・考えなどを表す形容詞として使います。
Catholic describes a person, institution, belief, practice, or cultural object connected with the Catholic Church. In this religious sense, the word is normally capitalized and commonly appears before nouns such as school, church, teaching, and art.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
宗派を表すときは通常 Catholic と大文字で書き、Catholic school、Catholic church、Catholic art のように名詞の前で「カトリックの」を表します。語の核はギリシャ語由来の「全体にわたる、普遍的な」。小文字 catholic には「幅広い、包括的な」という別の形容詞用法もあるため、大文字と文脈で区別しましょう。
For the religious meaning, remember the capital letter: Catholic school, Catholic church, Catholic teaching, and Catholic art. The adjective identifies a connection with the Catholic Church, not merely with Christianity in general. Its Greek background carries the idea of being “universal” or concerned with the whole, which helps explain the historical name. Capitalization also separates this use from lowercase catholic, a less common adjective meaning broad, varied, or inclusive in interests or tastes. When a sentence mentions a denomination, religious institution, or tradition, the capitalized form is the one to expect.
例文
She goes to a Catholic school.
彼女はカトリックの学校に通っています。
There is a Catholic church near the station.
駅の近くにカトリックの教会があります。
The museum has old Catholic art.
その博物館には古いカトリック美術があります。
catholic の類義語・関連語
catholic の語源・成り立ち Etymology
catholic は後期ラテン語 catholicus、さらにギリシャ語 katholikos にさかのぼり、kata「全体にわたって」+ holos「全体」から成ります。holistic や whole と同根で、「全体に関わる・普遍的な」が、カトリックの語感の核です。
Catholic comes through Late Latin catholicus from Greek katholikos, meaning “general” or “universal.” The Greek formation is associated with kata, “according to” or “throughout,” and holos, “whole.” The same Greek element holos appears in holistic, while whole reflects a related Indo-European history. The term was applied to the universal Christian church and eventually became especially associated with the Catholic Church as a distinct religious body.
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