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catholicate

[ kuh-thol-i-keyt, -kit ]
/ kəˈθɒl ɪˌkeɪt, -kɪt /
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noun
the see of a catholicos.
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Origin of catholicate

1875–80; <Medieval Latin catholicātus, equivalent to catholic(us) catholicos + -ātus-ate3

Words nearby catholicate

cathodic protection, cathodoluminescence, cat hole, catholic, Catholic Apostolic Church, catholicate, Catholic Church, Catholic Emancipation Act, Catholic Epistles, Catholicism, catholicity
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