the first time the word catholic was used was in the early 2nd century.
the first time the word catholic was used was in the early 2nd century.
when was the first time the word catholic was used?
in the early 2nd century
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the word catholic (with lowercase "c"; derived via late latin "catholicus", from the greek adjective ("katholikos"), meaning "universal") comes from the greek phrase ("katholou"), meaning "on the whole", "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole". the term catholic (usually written with uppercase "c" in english) was first used in the early 2nd century to indicate christendom as a whole. in the context of christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages.
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tilburg university was founded in 1927, as the roomsch katholieke handelshoogeschool (roman catholic university of commerce), being located in the southern, catholic part of the netherlands, visible in its second change of name in 1938: katholieke economische hogeschool (catholic economic university). in 1963 the university was once again renamed, as katholieke hogeschool tilburg (catholic university tilburg), followed by a name change to katholieke universiteit brabant (catholic university brabant). although in its present name tilburg university, the word catholic was dropped, the university is still regarded as a catholic university.









































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