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adjective

catholic

free from provincial prejudices or attachments

In a sentence

Six example sentences with catholic, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her taste is genuinely catholic, moving from Malian guitar to baroque cello without treating either as a novelty.

    Music

  • A catholic reader, he kept detective novels and Greek tragedy on the same shelf and defended both equally.

    Literature

  • The chef's catholic approach borrows from four continents, so the menu changes shape without ever losing its own voice.

    Cooking

  • The collector's catholic eye put a medieval icon beside a neon sign, and the pairing made both look new.

    Art

  • His reading was catholic, moving from Confucius to Hume without deciding in advance which tradition had the answer.

    Philosophy

  • Her catholic itinerary took in temples, factory tours, and a wrestling match, refusing to rank any of them.

    Travel

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