Catholic (term) Catholic (term) 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 to describe the Christian Church in the early 2nd century to emphasize its universal scope. In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. The word in English can mean either "of
Theatre of Meaning the company who are staging it, the spoken words, nuances and visual aspects of the production add to the meaning for the audience, although everything is subjective for each individual member." Ellis says "a performance does not need to be planned and can have an audience of any size, although it needs to seek to create a reaction, even if it just makes the audience think about what is happening." Structuralism Ferdinand de Saussure Semiotics Peter Brook Theatre of Meaning Ellis believes that once the author has no control of the work, then it takes on a life of its